Monthly Archives: August 2019

Democratic Majority in House of Representatives Has Been Busy Passing Host of Pro-Employee Workplace Bills, Setting Stage for Major Employment Law Changes if Political Dynamics Shift

Last November’s election gave Democrats majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight years.

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Illinois Is First State To Restrict the Use of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Video Interview Systems

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed into law the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (the “Act”), a first-of-its-kind measure that

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D.C. Circuit Rules That Reduction-In-Force Is a “Particular Employment Practice” Under Title VII That Can Give Rise to Disparate Impact Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled recently that a group of terminated African American

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Justice Department’s Ongoing Interest in Legality of “No-Poach” Agreements Serves as a Reminder to HR Personnel of Antitrust Implications

In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up its enforcement of antitrust laws against companies that

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NLRB Proposes Revisions to Union Representation Rules Likely To Benefit Employees Who Do Not Wish To Be Represented

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employing its seldom-used rulemaking authority, has published proposed revisions to its union representation rules.

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EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: Online Filing Portal Now Updated To Permit Use of Popular Data File Upload

As anticipated, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week updated its EEO-1 “Component 2” data online filing portal to

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OFCCP Names Ombud, Marcus Stergio, Who Will Now Design, Implement, and Execute Agency’s Previously Announced Ombud Service

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced the hire of an Ombud, thus moving

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Federal Appeals Courts Are Nearing Consensus That Plaintiff Must Show an Adverse Employment Action When Asserting an ADA Failure-To-Accommodate Claim

A frequent claim that arises under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is failure by an employer to provide an

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