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"There is no legal authority here," said Leslie E. Silverman, a Fortney Scott LLC shareholder who served as an EEOC commissioner for six years under President George W. Bush. EEOC Bid For Law Firm DEI Info On Shaky Ground, Attys Say https://t.co/rUtGSk9Crp
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent call for law firms to cough up a trove of information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs lacks statutory authority and may...
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Attorneys Feeling Impact Of Policy, Leadership Shifts At EEOC https://t.co/KPCsMFhoA1
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair said a recent leadership shakeup at the agency hasn't impeded its routine functions, but employment attorneys say they've seen a...
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#EEOC Firings Raise Questions Justices May Need To Answer
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The White House's dismissal of two U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission members could contravene the 1964 statute that forged the agency and may set the stage for the nation's highest court...
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#EEOC Scrubs Info On LGBTQ Bias, AI, Diversity From Website
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BREAKING: #EEOC Brought Back Record High $700M For Workers In 2024
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday it secured "the highest monetary recovery in its recent history" by bringing in $700 million for workers in the 2024 fiscal year.
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"Worker protections are a huge focus area for me," @CMShaunAbreu told @law360 's @AnneHCullen in an exclusive interview. 👇👇👇 Trailblazing NYC Lawmaker Homes In On Workers' Rights
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New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu spearheaded a successful effort last year to bar weight and height-based discrimination in workplaces and recently proposed letting employees use sick leave...
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High Court Groff Ruling Not A Slam Dunk For Namesake
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An attorney for the Christian postal carrier whose lawsuit prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to strengthen workers' ability to secure faith-based workplace accommodations struggled Tuesday to convince...
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BREAKING: Red States' Challenge To #EEOC Pregnant Worker Rule Tossed Out
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An Arkansas federal judge on Friday rejected a bid from a group of Republican state attorneys' general to freeze the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's rule implementing the Pregnant...
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BREAKING: #EEOC Finalizes Long-Delayed Harassment Guidance
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday unveiled the final version of its enforcement guidance on workplace harassment, updating the agency's advice to factor in developments such...
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BREAKING: EEOC Pregnant Worker Rule Draws Legal Challenge From Red State AGs
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A group of 17 Republican state attorneys general hit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with a lawsuit Thursday over the agency's recently finalized Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...
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DHL To Pay $8.7M To End Long-Running #EEOC Race Bias Suit
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Logistics company DHL will pay $8.7 million to resolve a 14-year-old U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging it gave Black workers more difficult and dangerous work assignments...
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BREAKING: Justices Ease Pathway For Title VII Suits Over Job Transfers https://t.co/rkpMa0dZld
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminatory job transfers even if they don't come with significant harm, a declaration that clears the way...
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BREAKING: IT Firm Workers' $70M Race Bias Verdict Scrapped
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A Texas federal court on Friday wiped away a $70 million jury verdict that 10 former information technology company workers won in a race discrimination suit, saying the evidence didn't back up the...
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"If we can't send that message that, 'Hey, if you violate the law in blatant and egregious ways, there are going to be serious and painful consequences for that,' that takes away a powerful tool for us..." #EEOC general counsel Karla Gilbride told Law360.
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel Karla Gilbride told Law360 on Friday that the decades-old limits on how much money plaintiffs can win in federal employment discrimination...
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NYC Official Answers Queries About New Body Size Bias Ban
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Forthcoming rules interpreting New York City's recent ban on body size discrimination likely won't have broad exemptions for first responders or casting calls, but they will delve into how height and...
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"This set the standard for really what has become contemporary hostile work environment claims," said Jim Paretti, a shareholder at Littler Mendelson PC's Workplace Policy Institute. Justice O'Connor's Lasting Impact On Sex Harassment Law https://t.co/4Se2YliCw7
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The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, left a permanent imprint on sexual harassment jurisprudence with a seminal 1993 decision widening the field...
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Attorneys Leery Of AI's Use In Disability Accommodation Talks "It can be a really helpful resource, but you still need human beings involved in this," said Jonathan Mook of DiMuroGinsberg PC. https://t.co/cpfbSNdWMG
#AI #ADA
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Employers' use of artificial intelligence for human resources tasks has been on the upswing for years despite concerns about the technology perpetuating bias. But experts say newer tools plugging AI...
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"There's an increasing mindfulness that not all individuals want to drink a lot, so it's both for inclusivity and stemming potential liability from people overdrinking," said Squire Patton Boggs' Jill Kirila. https://t.co/60Y6mfMXfu
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As the holiday season approaches and companies start organizing year-end gatherings, experts advise featuring mocktails to accommodate nondrinkers and cut down on the potential for bad behavior...
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"So now's the time to ... brush up with your compliance across the board, especially in the accommodation space with pregnancy, religion, and disability all being major issues for the commission in the next year," said the #EEOC's Andrea Lucas. https://t.co/S275ezFObT
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent return to its full complement of five members combined with the agency's post-pandemic bounce back will likely translate to a "further...
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