In a press release issued May 7, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, it will delay the collection of 2019 EEO-1 Report...more
Employers who must file an Employer Information Report EEO-1 (“EEO-1") with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) have until September 30, 2019 to report data on employees’ pay and hours worked. In general, the...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued comprehensive "Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues” (the Guidance). Along with the Guidance, the EEOC issued a Q&A document as...more
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A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an impairment or injury is not excluded as a disability simply because it is temporary. In deciding Summers...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued joint guidance last month on the use of background checks for employment purposes. Two publications were released. One...more