A Conversation with Phil Hamzik
What Does Pride Mean at Work Today?
Transforming Leadership with Wisdom from the LGBTQ Community: On Record PR
Brian Goodrich and Katherine Skeele Share the Strength That Came from Being Out in Their Professional Lives
Lara M. Rios Shares the Role We All Play in Creating an Inclusive Environment
Curran Butcher Shares the Power of Being True to Yourself and Finding Community
Karl Lott Highlights the Beauty of Diversity and the Challenges the LGBTQ Community Faces
A Series Introduction from LGBTQ Affinity Group Co-Chair Dianne Phillips
Ensuring Access to Legal Services for the LGBTQ Community Throughout the U.S.: On Record PR
Born This Way: Roy Sexton of Clark Hill on Inclusion, Community and the Role of Leadership - Passle's CMO Series REPRESENTS Podcast
DE Under 3: New Controversial Proposed Rule Affecting Title VII
DE Under 3: EEOC’s Transgender Guidance Blocked by Texas Federal District Court
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC's LGBTQ+ Guidance Blocked, Employer COVID-19 Update, NYC Prepares for Pay Transparency Law - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: Data Gathering & Data Delivery
LISI's News + Views + To Do's | LGBTQ+ in Law with Guest John McElroy, Hausfeld & Co LLP
Fox Pridecast: Celebrating Pride Month
DE Talk | From Public Service to Corporate America: Lived Experiences of an LGBTQ Employee in the Workplace
Looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022
What Does The SEC Approved NASDAQ Diversity Proposal Mean For Boards?
LGBTQ+ Protections in the Workplace Post Bostock - Part 2
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The legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015 with the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision marked a monumental step toward equality. However, the journey does not end with marriage; LGBTQ couples face...more
On February 28, 2025, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making the state the first to remove antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from its civil rights code....more
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The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard oral arguments in a case to determine whether employees who are part of a majority group must meet a higher standard to prove discrimination....more
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia denied Liberty University’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by a former employee who alleges that Liberty violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...more
On February 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department to deny visas to transgender athletes if their sex marker does not align with their sex assigned at birth. His directive, 25 STATE 15576,...more
Recent executive orders have caused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to abandon litigation and guidance on LGBTQ+ protections and other areas that were priorities during the Biden administration....more
I reported a few weeks ago that President Trump fired two Democratic Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (former Chair Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels). He appointed Commissioner Andrea Lucas...more
On 28 January 2025, the Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission), Andrea Lucas (Acting Chair Lucas) issued a statement announcing that the Commission is returning to its “mission of...more
On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," aimed at dismantling the "radical, anti-American…echo chamber[s]" he contends public schools have...more
UPDATE: On January 31, 2025, the EEOC advised that at the present time all charges alleging discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity will be sent to national headquarters for review to ensure that...more
On January 28, 2025, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas rolled back much of the EEOC’s Biden-era guidance related to issues of gender identity discrimination and harassment...more
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On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“Order”) entitled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling.” The Order asserts that “schools indoctrinate children in radical, anti-American ideologies...more
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On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky vacated the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations. The vacatur applies nationwide, meaning the 2020 Title IX final rule and Title IX...more
Last week, a federal judge struck down the 2024 Title IX Regulations, ruling that the regulations, which expanded nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students, violate the Constitution. The ruling extends nationwide....more
On Dec. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education withdrew its proposed rulemaking regarding the application of sex-related criteria to participation on athletic teams under Title IX....more
The second Trump administration will undoubtedly bring changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, significant changes are not likely to occur immediately given that the EEOC will have a Democratic...more
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Welcome to summer and the fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024 - In this issue, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: ...more