On April 4, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title...more
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more
2/27/2017
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Conciliation ,
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Disability ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
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Employee Benefits ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Injunctive Relief ,
LGBTQ ,
Medical Records ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Retirement ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Small Business ,
Technology ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Transparency ,
Voir Dire ,
Wages ,
Wellness Programs
On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The EEOC...more
11/30/2016
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Title VII
As the extreme rhetoric of the 2016 presidential campaign slowly wanes, the divisions it exposed remain raw. Many Americans celebrate the election of President-elect Trump, while many others continue to express concern about...more
11/21/2016
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Harassment ,
NLRA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Presidential Elections ,
Retaliation ,
Social Media Policy ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Employers have been warned time and time again – retaliation claims are on the rise. With the number of these claims climbing, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its Final Enforcement Guidance...more
Most employees who file employment discrimination claims hope for one of two things – a really sympathetic jury or an employer that is willing to generously settle the lawsuit to avoid the risks and uncertainties of trial. ...more
9/1/2016
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Burden-Shifting ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Evidence ,
Falsified Documents ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Race Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination ,
Trial Preparation
On June 2, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released, for a 30-day public input period, proposed enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...more