New Trump Executive Order Bars Certain Diversity-Related Contractor Training
President Trump has signed new Executive Order (E.O.) 13950 (September 22, 2020), that among other things prohibits federal contractors and
House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless
EEOC Approves Issuance of “Formal” Opinion Letter Clarifying Agency’s “Pattern-Or-Practice” Authority
During the Obama Administration, the then General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued a number of novel
Recent Ruling by Fifth Circuit in EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services Once Again Raises Issue of What Constitutes a Valid EEOC Charge
In EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services, Inc. , No. 19-20541 (5th Cir. April 3, 2020), the Fifth Circuit Court of
Supreme Court’s Religion Rulings Suggest That Justices May Have Interest in Revisiting Employer’s Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Religious Practices
During its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided several important cases addressing religious liberties, one of which relates
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Three-Judge Panel Decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors, Rules HR Manager’s “Opposition” Conduct Was Not Protected Under Title VII Because It Rendered Her “Ineffective in the Position” for Which She Was Employed
A divided en banc Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that an HR manager’s actions of providing a colleague with the name
Sixth Circuit in Darby v. Childvine Allows ADA Claim Based on Genetic Mutation To Proceed
In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled recently that a claim
Ruling by NLRB in General Motors Overturns Prior Precedent That Protected Racist and Sexist Speech at Work
In a major ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned longstanding precedent that in effect shielded employees’ racist
Tenth Circuit, Ruling in Frappied v. Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC and Citing Supreme Court’s Recent Landmark LGBTQ Decision, Allows Title VII “Sex-Plus-Age” Discrimination Claim To Proceed
Does Title VII permit a group of plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit claiming discrimination based on “sex-plus-age,” and if so,
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim
The issue of how or even whether employers can consider an employee’s prior salary in making a compensation decision in