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AGs Challenge EEOC’s New Harassment Guidance

After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace – its first in decades – it is facing state Attorney General opposition....more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

EEOC Releases Final Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

On April 29, 2024 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its final guidance on harassment in the workplace. As Proskauer previously covered, this final guidance follows proposed guidance,...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

LGBTQ+ Protections, Virtual Harassment, and Social Media Posts: The EEOC Updates Its Harassment Guidance for the 21st Century

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published draft enforcement guidance regarding workplace harassment, entitled “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance sets...more

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EEOC Proposes New Guidance on Harassment - Open for Public Comment Until Nov. 1

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance presents a legal analysis of the standards for harassment and employer...more

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Job Seekers Not Hired by Radiant Services in Gardena May Have Suffered Discrimination, EEOC Says

People Not Selected to Work at Gardena Laundry Encouraged to Contact Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES -- On Sept. 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los...more

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Job Seekers Who Applied to National Staffing Agency BaronHR May Have Suffered Discrimination, EEOC Says

People Not Selected for Job Placement Encouraged to Contact Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES -- On Sept. 13, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against BaronHR for...more

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Pride Month Message From EEOC Chair Highlights Continuing Impact of the Bostock Decision

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 15, 2023, the EEOC issued a message from its Chair, Charlotte A. Burrows, for Pride Month that, among other things, highlighted the continuing impact of the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in...more

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EEOC Sues Sandia Transportation for Harassment of Female Employees

Owner Harassed Female Workers Based on Sex and Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia Transportation LLC (Sandia), a non-emergency medical transportation company with its principal place of...more

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EEOC and Christopher’s Dodge Ram Agree to Conciliate Discrimination Charge

DENVER -- Chris the Crazy Trader, Inc., doing business as Christopher’s Dodge Ram in Golden, Colorado, has agreed to conciliate a discrimination charge involving failure to hire females with the U.S. Equal Employment...more

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EEOC to Add Non-Binary Gender Option to Discrimination Charge Intake Process

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will promote greater equity and inclusion for members of the LGBTQI+ community by giving individuals the option to select a...more

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Diversity Matters Newsletter Winter 2022 Edition

On February 25, 2022, a historic announcement for the next Supreme Court Justice was made by President Joseph Biden. On that historic day, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals...more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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The Top 5 (Non-COVID-19) Developments In Dealership Employment Law

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You have probably seen a lot of coronavirus news alerts lately, but as a car dealer, you already know that germs are not the only things that can cause headaches. Virus or no virus, the law is still going to change and...more

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Plaintiff In Landmark Title VII Transgender-Rights Case Dies

The case will go on. And we should be getting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court very soon. Aimee Stephens, the individual plaintiff/intervenor in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, died yesterday of kidney...more

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The #MeToo Movement: What now

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Before practicing law, I had another life. I was a 20-something trying to make my way in Hollywood—going to auditions, taking classes, meeting actors, directors and managers, doing plays and showcase pieces—and had a few...more

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The Top Five Most Intriguing Developments In EEOC-Initiated Litigation In 2019 (And a Preview of Our Annual EEOC Litigation...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Stepping into a new year always gives one a chance to reflect on the lessons and trends of the prior year. In that spirit, we are pleased to present our annual selections for the five most intriguing...more

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Northern Arizona Orthopedics Sued by EEOC for Gender Discrimination and Retaliation

Medical Provider Refused to Hire Men and Retaliated Against an Applicant for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Northern Arizona Orthopedics (NAO), a medical provider that specializes in bone, joint...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - July 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including a Supreme Court ruling that Title VII’s charge-filing requirement is nonjurisdictional and new state legislation in New York,...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Sex Discrimination Under Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity...

On April 23, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided that it will hear three cases in its next term, which, taken together, will test the textual boundaries of Title VII with respect to the meaning of sex...more

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title VII's Sex Discrimination Protections Cover Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on April 22, 2019 that it will decide whether gay, lesbian, and transgender workers are expressly protected under federal civil rights law on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Court...more

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What New York Employers Should Know Regarding the Rights of Transgender Employees

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About 1.4 million Americans recognize themselves – surgically or otherwise – as a gender other than the one they were born into....more

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DOJ Contradicts EEOC over Title VII’s Applicability to Transgender Employees

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The Department of Justice is now squarely at odds with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission over whether Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination also applies to discrimination against transgender employees. ...more

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Recent Guidance Interprets Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to Protect LGBTQ Community

Perhaps the most significant EEO issue percolating through the federal court system right now is whether Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and...more

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EEOC Sues Burgers & Beer for Sex Discrimination

SoCal Restaurant Chain Preferred Hiring Females Over Males, Federal Agency Charges - SAN DIEGO - Burgers & Beer, a chain of Southern California restaurants, violated federal law when it denied males with the same...more

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Autonation-Owned Dealerships to Pay $150,000 To Settle EEOC Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Dealership Rejected Qualified Female Employee Due to Her Sex, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - AutoNation-owned dealership, Abraham Chevrolet-Miami, Inc., which does business in Coral Gables, Fla. under the name...more

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