During the first 100 days of the new administration, each Friday we will be providing a run-down of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. We already have much to report. President Biden hit the ground...more
1/22/2021
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Just like the leaves turning colors, you can count on a flurry of court filings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every September as the agency rushes to get cases on file before the end of its fiscal...more
10/4/2017
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Home Depot ,
Hostile Environment ,
LGBTQ ,
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Title VII
Last week, a U.S. District Court Judge in Illinois ruled that an arbitration agreement signed by an Uber driver required arbitration on the issue of whether Uber drivers are employees or independent contractors before the...more
7/25/2017
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Section 7 ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Two recent court decisions highlight the ongoing struggle by federal courts to determine whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation....more
12/5/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Judicial Appointments ,
LGBTQ ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
The end of the federal government fiscal year (September 30) always produces a flurry of activity from the EEOC, and this year was no different. Of the 157 lawsuits filed by the EEOC in fiscal year 2015, approximately 62 of...more
10/22/2015
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