Discrimination and Harassment

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

By |2019-10-27T23:12:47-05:0010/27/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on 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

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,

By |2019-10-28T08:32:56-05:0010/27/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Federal Court Ruling Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable for Acting on a Customer’s Race-Based Preference

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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President Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders To Further Implement Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda, With Focus on So-Called Guidance Documents

Reducing the cost of federal regulations and reining in the use of so-called agency guidance documents are two major components

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2019 California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Several New Laws Expanding Workplace Protections

The California legislature has wrapped up its 2019 session with a flurry of activity that includes numerous bills amending the

By |2019-10-20T18:53:02-05:0010/20/2019|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Discrimination and Harassment, State Standards|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 2019 California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Several New Laws Expanding Workplace Protections

Most Recent Annual USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With Labor Department Continue To Decline, Hitting Ten-Year Low

Enforcement statistics published recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) show that the number

By |2020-09-21T13:54:22-05:0010/13/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Most Recent Annual USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With Labor Department Continue To Decline, Hitting Ten-Year Low

House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on EEOC and OFCCP; EEOC Chair Dhillon and OFCCP Director Leen Testify

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held an oversight hearing last week on the current policies and priorities of the

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