In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the U.S. Supreme Court considered what protections Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides to employees who claim they were the victims of a discriminatory transfer....more
Last June, the United States Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard Coll that affirmative action policies at universities violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause...more
2/29/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bayh-Dole Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Equity ,
Racial Bias ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
A federal appeals court has made it easier for plaintiffs to bring employment discrimination lawsuits, but failed to offer clear guidance on how employers can adjust policies to minimize litigation risk.
The en banc...more
11/30/2023
/ Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
En Banc Review ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
From campus to corporate -
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The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling may influence workplace diversity efforts significantly.
Title VII implications from the Equal Protection Clause interpretation...more
10/11/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Equity ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
Businesses across the nation are implementing measures to ensure that their customers have been vaccinated.
According to the latest available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 120 million...more
5/19/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Florida ,
Governor Abbott ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Incentives ,
State Bans ,
Texas ,
Title VII ,
Vaccine Passports