In a new enforcement action against GM, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division emphasizes that employers subject to export control obligations must still comply with federal laws against discrimination on the...more
5/23/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Verify ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII
The new Florida expansion of the Florida Civil Rights Act faces an immediate legal challenge.
The controversial Stop WOKE Act amends the Florida Civil Rights Act to define certain mandatory DEI programs as prohibited racial...more
4/26/2022
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Governor DeSantis ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Public Policy ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Stop Woke Act ,
Title VII
For employers, encouraging but not mandating employee COVID-19 vaccination avoids legal risks.
Organizations seeking to require vaccination of visitors need to consider public accommodation accessibility requirements....more
1/12/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Guidance Update ,
OSHA ,
Public Accommodation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The U.S. Supreme Court held that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses a prohibition against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Employers who were not...more
6/23/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On October 24th, 2016, United States District Judge Marcia A. Crone issued a preliminary injunction that suspends the implementation of certain portions of President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, called the Fair Pay and Safe...more
10/27/2016
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Blacklist ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Late last month, the Supreme Court handed down a significant decision affecting rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. The Court’s 5-4 decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive...more
7/22/2015
/ Affordable Housing ,
Burden of Proof ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Developers ,
Landlords ,
Pleading Standards ,
Property Managers ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
Tax Credits ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities ,
Title VII ,
Urban Planning & Development
On June 24th, the Supreme Court issued two important decisions that narrow the circumstances under which employers can be held liable for retaliation or harassment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In...more
7/9/2013
/ But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University