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- Date:
- June 28, 2024
- Type:
- News
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.
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- Date:
- April 18, 2024
- Type:
- News
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.
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- Date:
- February 1, 2024
- Type:
- News
The EEOC has published new guidance on anti-Arab, anti-Middle Eastern, anti-Muslim, and antisemitic discrimination in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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- Type:
- Training
The Retaliation training session, which examines the law and best practices for understanding, preventing and responding to unlawful retaliatory behavior in the workplace, has been enhanced to improve the content and appearance of the PowerPoint presentation.
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- Date:
- August 25, 2023
- Type:
- News
The full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed long-standing precedent regarding the type of adverse employment action a plaintiff must experience to prevail on a Title VII employment discrimination case.
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- Date:
- June 29, 2023
- Type:
- News
The Supreme Court has rejected the long-standing interpretation of Title VII that an employer may deny a religious accommodation when the requested accommodation would impose more than a de minimis, or trifling, burden on the employer's business.
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- Date:
- May 18, 2023
- Type:
- News
Employers that use AI and algorithmic decision-making tools must be careful that the technology does not systematically disadvantage people based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, according to a new guidance document from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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- Date:
- April 19, 2023
- Type:
- News
A high-profile religious accommodation dispute may expand when employers must accommodate their employees' religious beliefs under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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- Date:
- March 28, 2023
- Type:
- News
The $659 penalty is assessed for each offense, so employers with multiple worksites and/or locations where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted may face additional penalties.
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- Date:
- January 30, 2023
- Type:
- News
The Supreme Court will hear a case soon that could expand when employers must accommodate their employees' religious beliefs.