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EEO-1 “Component 2” Update: Court Denies EEOC’s Claim That Data Collection Is Complete, Orders Agency To Keep Filing Portal Open

The federal trial court that earlier this year ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to collect so-called Component 2

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Sixth Circuit Rules That Employee Lost FMLA Protection by Playing Golf While on Approved Intermittent Leave

Administering leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can create challenges for an employer, especially when the employer

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Ruling by Second Circuit Provides Insight on Establishing an ADA Associational Discrimination Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s negative reaction to a non-disabled employee’s

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Guide to Best Practices for Responding to Religious Accommodation Requests Under Title VII

The recent publication by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) of proposed revisions to its regulations

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Ninth Circuit, Bowing to Supreme Court Holdings, Joins Other Appeals Courts by Ruling That Plaintiffs Alleging ADA Discrimination Must Prove Disability Was the But-For Cause of Adverse Action

Overturning its own longstanding precedent regarding the proper standard of proof applicable to claims of discrimination brought under the federal

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Federal Court Ruling Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable for Acting on a Customer’s Race-Based Preference

We recently came across a ruling by a federal trial court that serves as a reminder that, in some situations,

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House Approves Bill on Party-Line Vote That Would Require Publicly-Traded Companies To Report Headcount by Country and U.S. State

Publicly traded companies would be required to disclose their headcount by country and U.S. state if the Outsourcing Accountability Act

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OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

For anyone who believed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) would ease off

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