Federal agencies like the US Department of Labor (DOL) will need to meet a higher bar when engaging in rulemaking and defending their rules in court - including recent rules addressing overtime, independent contractors, pregnancy accommodations and more.
A final rule implementing the requirements of the PWFA will take effect on June 18, as scheduled, after one federal court dismissed a challenge by several states attorneys general. However, another court exempted two states from certain abortion-related regulations.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed lawsuits against 15 employers in 10 states for failure to file required EEO-1 reports in the 2021 and 2022 reporting years.
Starting in 2026, Colorado businesses that use artificial intelligence (AI) in certain employment decisions will be required to take reasonable care to protect employees and job applicants from "algorithmic discrimination."
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued enforcement guidance that represents the first update to the agency's approach to workplace harassment in nearly 25 years.
An employee challenging a discriminatory job transfer under Title VII need not show that the transfer caused significant harm, the US Supreme Court has ruled.
The EEOC's final regulations made modest changes from the proposed version issued last summer, adding some examples of possible accommodations and clarifying questions around the law's scope.
A Maryland bill that would require employers to include pay information in job postings has passed the state legislature and awaits signature by Gov. Wes Moore.
News: HR and legal considerations for employers regarding federal, state and local equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, including discrimination, harassment and fair pay.