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Discrimination Government Accountability Office

Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +
Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's race, religion, gender, age, to name a few.  less -
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Agency’s Silence is Golden for Protester

GAO sustains protest because the agency failed to respond to a protest allegation and did not recognize discriminators during the evaluation. A recent GAO decision provides a rare example of GAO sustaining a protest when...more

Goodwin

Senate Takes Steps to Repeal CFPB Indirect Auto Lending Guidance

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On April 17, 2018, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate would seek to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) indirect auto lending guidance. The Senate passed a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Five Years Later: Five Takeaways From the Bulletin That Rocked the Auto Finance Industry

In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin on indirect auto lending that took the industry by storm. As we approach the five-year anniversary of the memo’s issuance, it’s valuable to reflect on...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO report shows continuing CFPB employee concerns related to fair treatment

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A report last month issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that a survey of nonexecutive CFPB employees revealed “heightened concerns related to fair treatment, trust that employees can raise concerns...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

More Federal Agencies Expand EEO Protection to LGBT Employees and Private Litigants Continue to File Lawsuits Based on Gender...

In my supervisor training sessions, I used to note that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sex, with a reminder that it applies to both sexes. In recent training sessions, however, I find that section now takes a...more

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Government Contracts Quarterly Update - January 2015

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The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice team to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. Topics in...more

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