Discrimination, Hiring & Firing, Civil Rights Act

High Court to Review Standard Applied to “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

Littler on 10/29/2024

On October 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services (Case No. 23-1039) to decide whether plaintiffs who are members of historically majority communities asserting...more

Illinois Civil Rights Protection Goes High-Tech: Illinois Human Rights Act Expanded to Include AI Regulation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/15/2024

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require Illinois employers to inform workers and job seekers about their use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in making employment decisions. The...more

Court Decision Should Spur Employers Who Hire Noncitizens to Examine Hiring Practices

Harris Beach PLLC on 7/19/2024

While a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit applies to Western states, it should serve as a signal for employers across the country to examine and update their recruiting and hiring policies. The split ruling by a...more

Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Title VII Employment Claims

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/27/2024

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires employees alleging employment discrimination to show they suffered an adverse employment action as a result of their membership in a protected class....more

Employers Beware: Title VII Now Allows Employees to More Easily Challenge Your Decision to Transfer or Reassign Them

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 5/21/2024

On April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, a case involving a St. Louis Police Department officer’s claim that she was subject to a discriminatory job...more

No More Adjectives… Just Some Harm: Supreme Rules on Title VII Job Transfer Threshold

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/2/2024

If you transfer an employee to a job with no loss in pay or title but the employee thinks it is less desirable, can that employee sue you for discrimination under Title VII? While it depends on the facts, in Muldrow v. St....more

AI Legislation Update: February 14, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/14/2024

Keypoint: In our first regular update on the happenings of US artificial intelligence law, we provide an overview of proposed state AI-related private sector bills. Below is our first regular update on the status of US...more

Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/27/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more

The Fifth Circuit Has Broadened Its Definition of What Constitutes An “Adverse Employment Action” For Purposes of a Discrimination...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Confronted with pleadings that unequivocally showcases the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s discriminatory scheduling policies, the Fifth Circuit finds that the strict application of its precedent...more

Seventh Circuit Takes On Religious Discrimination

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/24/2023

The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer in a religious discrimination case involving a teacher who refused to call transgender students by their chosen names....more

Full Fifth Circuit to Rehear Case Challenging Its ‘Ultimate Employment Decisions’ Rule

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/20/2022

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will rehear a case to decide whether its standard for proving workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act improperly screens out legitimate...more

EEOC Announces Two Recent Settlements of Title VII Race Lawsuits

Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/8/2022

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced two high-profile settlements of race claims – one for discrimination and one for harassment – that highlight the dangers of employers failing to protect...more

Increase Diversity While Keeping It Legal

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/14/2021

Improving diversity -- what's okay and what isn’t? Employers are creative and strategic when it comes to increasing workforce diversity. Sometimes, however, that creativity -- and the motivation to “move the needle” on...more

Biden Administration Issues Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Morgan Lewis on 1/25/2021

As one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden has issued an executive order ensuring that last year’s US Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is applied immediately and efficiently by all federal...more

Former Convenience Store Owner to Pay $160,000 to Resolve Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/8/2020

Federal Agency Charged Brown-Thompson General Partnership With Firing Employees with Disabilities - ST. LOUIS - The former owner of a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores will pay $160,000 to nine alleged victims of...more

EEOC Sues Kansas City Wedding Venue for Retaliation Against Black Employee

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/13/2018

28 Event Space Intimidated, Fired Worker Who Supported Coworker's Race Discrimination Claim, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - 28 Event Space, LLC, a popular Kansas City, Mo., wedding event space in the Crossroads...more

How to Handle Waivers in Discrimination Cases

Cozen O'Connor on 10/10/2018

It is every L&E attorney’s dream: You are deposing a Title VII plaintiff and it’s starting to get late. One by one, the plaintiff’s allegations of discrimination start to lose their luster; the seams are beginning to show....more

EEOC Sues DSW Shoe Warehouse For Race Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/2/2018

Nationwide Shoe Retailer Unfairly Disciplined and Terminated a Black Assistant Manager, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, violated...more

EEOC Sues LAZ Parking for National Origin Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/28/2018

Parking Company Laid Off Workers Based on National Origin, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - LAZ Parking, the second largest parking company in the United States, violated federal law when it terminated three long-time...more

Big 5 To Pay $165,000 To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/19/2018

Sporting Goods Retailer Subjected Management Trainee to Racial Slurs and Death Threats, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Sporting goods retailer Big 5 Corporation will pay $165,000 and provide other relief to settle a...more

EEOC Sues Metairie Dry Cleaner for Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/10/2018

Marion's Cleaners Fired Hispanic Employee for Opposing Verbal and Physical Abuse Based on Her Race and National Origin, Agency Says - NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans-based Mariam Enterprises, doing business as Marion's Cleaners...more

SLS Hotel to Pay $2.5 Million To Settle EEOC Race, Color, National Origin Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/31/2018

Hotel Fired Employees Based on Race, Color, and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - The SLS Hotel, operated by hotel, restaurant and nightlife company called "sbe", will pay $2.5 million and provide other...more

EEOC Acting Chair Lipnic Releases Report on The State Of Older Workers And Age Discrimination 50 Years After The ADEA

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/27/2018

WASHINGTON - Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), issued a report today on the State of Older Workers and Age Discrimination 50 Years After the Age Discrimination in...more

Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/7/2018

Major Retail Chain's Personality Tests Adversely Impacted Applicants Based on Race and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Best Buy, a...more

CVS Caremark Corporation and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/7/2018

Federal Agency Charged Drugstore Chain's Personality Tests Had Negative Impact on Jobseekers Based on Race and National Origin - CLEVELAND - CVS Caremark Corporation, a nationwide retail pharmacy and health care company...more

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