Do As We Say?: CFPB Settles Race Discrimination Class Action for $6 Million
After protracted litigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has agreed to settle an employment discrimination class lawsuit for $6
Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Increased in 2023
Total employment-related lawsuits filed in federal courts increased by nearly 9% in fiscal year 2023 over the preceding year, according to
Eleventh Circuit Rules No Discrimination If Hiring Officials Didn’t Know Applicant’s Race
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in a non-precedential opinion in Tolley v. Mercer University that
FY 2022 USERRA Discrimination Complaints Up 17% Over Previous Year
Enforcement statistics released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) show that discrimination complaints
OMB Extends Approval of Current EEO-1 “Component 1” Form Through 2026
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has modified its prior one-year approval of a request from the
Apple in Record Settlement with DOJ to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
Apple agreed to pay $25 million in back pay and civil penalties to resolve allegations that it discriminated against U.S.
OFCCP Officially Launches New Pre-Complaint Inquiry Form
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised its filing process for discrimination complaints to include
Senate Confirms Charlotte Burrows to Third Term On EEOC, Locking in Democratic Majority
The U.S. Senate, on a partisan vote of 51 to 47, confirmed President Biden’s nomination of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Distilling EEOC’s Posted Guidance Regarding This Year’s EEO-1 Filing Season
As the online portal for filing the 2022 Component 1 Employer Information (EEO-1) Reports opened last week, the changes made
CWC Urges EEOC To Conform New Workplace Harassment Guidance to Established Legal Principles
The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity