States Sue for Access to EEO-1 “Component 2” Data
A group of three states – California, Maryland, and Minnesota – has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding that
EEOC Revises MOU on Interagency Coordination of Enforcement Efforts
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised its long-standing “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) with the Labor Department’s Office
Walmart Settles EEOC Lawsuit Challenging Use of Physical Ability Test for $20 Million
Walmart, Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently entered into a “Consent Decree” settling a lawsuit brought by
Pay Discrimination Ruling by ALJ in Oracle May Prompt OFCCP To Rethink Its Enforcement Approach
In a closely watched formal enforcement action brought by the Labor Department’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
10th Circuit Ruling Gives Expansive Reading to Scope of DOD Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law
Reversing a federal trial court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that a federal law
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
Federal Trial Court Rules in New York v. Scalia That Key Provisions of Labor Department’s New FLSA “Joint Employer” Rule Are Invalid
As we have previously reported, early this year the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) finalized new interpretive rules governing the so-called
OFCCP Litigation Update: New Developments in Two Pending Cases
When the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) alleges discrimination by a federal contractor in violation of
Growing Number of States Have Adopted Laws Protecting Employers from COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Under Certain Conditions
In an effort to encourage businesses to reopen and jump-start the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a
Ruling by Federal Trial Court in Rodriguez v. P&G Finds Work-Authorized DACA Beneficiaries May Be Protected From Employment Discrimination Under “Section 1981”
A recent federal trial court decision raises the interesting question of whether beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals