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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reviewing the 2022 SCOTUS Term

In this special episode, Akin Supreme Court and appellate practice head Pratik Shah and partner Aileen McGrath look back at the tumultuous 2022 Supreme Court Term....more

Franczek P.C.

Potential Threats to Biden Administration Protections for LGBTQ+ Students and Employees under Title IX?

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Recent court and OCR decisions regarding transgender students and employees reflect widely varying responses to the Biden administration’s efforts to expand protections for LGBTQ+ individuals under federal law, including...more

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President Biden signs executive order to support LGBTQI+ youth

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In celebration of Pride month, on June 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals. The Order highlights the importance of...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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What Rights Do LGBTQ Employees Have At Workplace?

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Last year has seen big changes in the workplace for LGBTQ employees. First, there was the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which interpreted Title VII as protecting gay and transgender...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The Department of Education Now Interprets Title IX to Protect LGBTQ+ Students in Response to President Biden’s Executive Order

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LGBTQ+ students are now protected from discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that protects students from sex-based discrimination in public schools. As of last week, Title IX’s...more

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Biden Administration Actions Promoting LGBTQ Equality

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Since being sworn into office on January 20, 2021, President Biden and his administration have taken several steps to advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals (LGBTQ), including actions...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recent Federal and State Government Impact on the LGBTQ+ Community

The Biden administration has continued to show strong support for the LGBTQ+ community. The president and his administration continue to use executive orders along with guidance and regulations to show that supporting and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Biden Administration: Expected Changes In Workplace Protections

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Husch Blackwell’s Labor & Employment team is launching a series of employment and labor alerts and labor law podcasts that discuss the expected changes in labor and employment laws under the Biden administration and provide...more

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February 2021: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Biden Executive Order Confirms Change Is Coming For Title IX

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On his first day in office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation that foreshadowed Title IX’s protections against...more

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Biden’s Executive Order on Title IX Warrants Little Practical Change for Schools

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Yesterday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order addressing Title IX, entitled Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or...more

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Anti-LGBTQ Bias – Not Just for Employment – So Don’t Discriminate in Housing, Health Care, Education, or Accommodations Either

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When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year (in the “Bostock” case) that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status, many predicted the...more

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President Biden Says “No” to Discrimination Through Executive Actions

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By now, it’s no secret that President Joe Biden has been up to a flurry of activity since taking office just three weeks ago. Wielding power through his pen (well, pens), the President has signed at least 25 executive orders...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Sexism and Structural Racism, and Rescinding the Trump Administration’s...

On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order entitled “On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”  The Executive Order initially recognizes that...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recent Developments in the New Administration Impacting the LGBTQ+ Community

Since inauguration, the Biden Administration has used Executive Orders, guidance and regulations, and cabinet nominations to make clear that LGBTQ+ protections are a top policy priority. In the January 26, 2021, press...more

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Biden’s EO Expands Title IX To Prohibit LGBTQ Discrimination

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The Biden administration’s Executive Order 13988, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation,” expands prohibited forms of sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Does President Biden’s Executive Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Overrule OCR’s Recent Guidance?

As discussed in a prior post, OCR under the former President went to great lengths to interpret Bostock v. Clayton (which established that discrimination against someone for being transgender or homosexual was sex...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Combating Discrimination Against the LGBTQ+ Community

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Executive Summary: Within hours of his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed his Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation....more

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Employers’ Guide to President Biden’s First Week of Executive Actions

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President Joe Biden has signed several executive orders and announced other directives that will impact employers in the first 100 days of his administration, including guidance on protecting worker health and safety,...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Record Breaking Number of Executive Orders Issued in First Week

President Biden entered office on January 20, 2021, without the usual parades, inaugural balls, and so forth that are the hallmarks of the establishment of a new administration. Typically only a few Executive Orders are...more

Morgan Lewis

Equity-Focused Executive Orders Telling for Businesses Interacting with US Government

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President Joe Biden’s first days in office have focused heavily on issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and human rights as applied across federal agencies and programs. We anticipate that this pattern will continue and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Executive Order and Courts Clarify Supreme Court Bostock Decision Applies to Title IX, Too

On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The Executive Order explicitly extends the holding of...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Biden Expands Protections for LGBTQ Americans

Shortly after the election, we published a blog entitled discussing then-President-Elect Joe Biden’s vow to make passage of the Equality Act (prohibiting most forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...more

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