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EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Impact on a Term, Condition, or Privilege of Employment

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation;...more

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Justice Department Focuses on Artificial Intelligence Assisted Crime

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In the face of rapid technology changes, the Department of Justice usually has to play catch up.  When cryptocurrency and blockchain entered the United States economy, the Justice Department played catch up.  Fraudsters and...more

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Indirect Auto Lending Anti-Discrimination Regulation Meets the Congressional Review Act

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With the stroke of a pen, President Trump nullified the 2013 informal guidance on “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act” (Guidance) issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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Department of Justice Launches New Initiative to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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On February 28, 2018, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced a new Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Initiative (SHWI) that will focus on combating workplace sexual harassment in the public sector....more

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The EEOC Phoenix District Office Challenges Releases Waiving Future Financial Liability for Discrimination Claims

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A recent settlement shows that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues, from time to time, to take the position in litigation that an employee’s private release may not waive the employee’s right to...more

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Seeks Public Input on Proposed Harassment Enforcement Guidance

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On January 10, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had released for public input its proposed enforcement guidance on unlawful harassment under federal employment discrimination laws....more

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EEOC Issues First Retaliation Guidance in Almost 20 Years

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued its first enforcement guidance on employment-related retaliation in almost 20 years. The Final Guidance is in response to numerous court rulings on...more

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EEOC Releases New Guidance on Retaliation Claims

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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2015, retaliation claims made up to 45 percent of all private-sector charges filed with the agency. In recognition of the growth in the number of these...more

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The EEOC’s New Wide-Reaching Retaliation Guidance: What Should Employers Do Now?

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On August 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the release of its long awaited Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, replacing Section 8 of the EEOC Compliance Menu...more

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EEOC Revela Datos de Aplicación y Litigio Para el Año Fiscal 2015

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Represalias, Discriminación Racial y el Acoso Persisten; Quejas de Discapacidad Aumentan - WASHINGTON - La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) reveló hoy un desglose detallado de...more

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That is SO last week - August 2015 #2

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Pay was the big deal last week. A divided Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve the CEO Pay Ratio Rule. The new rule requires publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of their chief executive officer’s...more

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Lactation Discrimination and Accommodation Becomes a New Hot Topic for Federal Agencies and Courts

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The recent pregnancy accommodation Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") makes it clear that discrimination against a female employee who is lactating or breastfeeding is illegal, in violation of...more

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New Pregnancy Discrimination and Accommodation Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act

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On Monday, August 25, 2014, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law new pregnancy discrimination and accommodation amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which will afford expectant mothers specific workplace...more

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Texas’ Mess Premature

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Back in November, we alerted you to Texas’ lawsuit against the EEOC over the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance prohibiting categorical employer policies that preclude hiring convicted felons. Texas v. EEOC, No. 5:13-CV-255-C (N.D....more

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EEOC Issues Much-Anticipated Guidelines On Pregnancy Discrimination: Few Surprises, But Good Reminders

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On July 14, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is charged with enforcing the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, issued guidance on an employer's light duty and leave obligations under the law. First,...more

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EEOC Issues Controversial Updated Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

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For the first time in over 30 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a comprehensive update to its guidelines on pregnancy discrimination. The EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy...more

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Perhaps Overdue, Pregnancy Discrimination Update Issued by the EEOC

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Following up on our recent post regarding pregnancy discrimination developments, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues on July 14, 2014. This...more

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EEOC Addresses Interplay Between Pregnancy Discrimination Act and ADAA: The First Detailed Update to Pregnancy Bias Guidance Since...

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On July 14, 2014, the EEOC issued Updated Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination, as well as a set of Questions and Answers and a Fact Sheet related to that Guidance. This is the EEOC's first detailed update to its...more

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EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Its Application to the ADA

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The EEOC recently issued new guidance on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The guidance provides the agency’s interpretation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to...more

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

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On July 14, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. The purpose of the Enforcement Guidance is to explain the EEOC’s...more

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Thirty Years of Law in Thirty-Some Pages: The EEOC’s New Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued its “Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues.” It was no minor undertaking. According to the EEOC’s Questions and Answers about...more

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Baby on Board: The EEOC's Updated Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination

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On July 14, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues. "In addition to addressing the requirements of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act...more

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EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination Adds ADA Duties of Reasonable Accommodation

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On July 14, 2014, the EEOC issued its long-anticipated Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (the Guidance), which, according to Commissioner Lipnic, "adopts new and dramatic substantive changes...more

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EEOC Issues Pregnancy Discrimination Enforcement Guidance

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The guidance was issued over steep objection from two commission members and raises questions about its statutory authority and timing....more

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Pregnancy Guidance Seems to Require Light Duty For All

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The EEOC’s pregnancy discrimination guidance issued July 14 affects more than just the rights of pregnant women in the workplace. Although nominally titled as an enforcement guidance regarding “pregnancy discrimination,” the...more

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