After more than ten years of protracted litigation brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), including a stop at the U.S. Supreme Court, an Iowa federal district court recently upheld an award of nearly...more
11/13/2017
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Groundbreaking Decision Could Lead Other Federal Courts To Follow Suit -
This week, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal court of appeals in the nation to rule that sexual orientation claims are...more
4/7/2017
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more
4/4/2017
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
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Maternity Leave ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
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Reversal ,
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Unduly Burdensome