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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions. less -

Pressing Pause: Explanations and Next Steps for Title IX Administrators Following Preliminary Injunctions

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/19/2024

In the past week, two U.S. District Court judges have issued preliminary injunctions halting implementation of the recently-released 2024 Title IX final rule....more

Walgreens Pays $205,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/20/2024

Settles Federal Charges That Alexandria Pharmacy Refused to Allow Pregnant Worker Emergency Medical Leave, Forcing Her to Quit - NEW ORLEANS – Pharmacy and retailer Walgreens Co. has agreed to pay $205,000 and provide...more

The EEOC’s Plan to Root Out Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/29/2024

Remember last year when we repeatedly posted about the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP Act telling you that the EEOC was going to have pregnancy discrimination on its radar? Recent activity from the EEOC...more

EEOC Starts Accepting Charges Under New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/27/2023

WASHINGTON – Today, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) will take effect, expanding long-overdue protections to ensure that workers experiencing pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions have the right to...more

Seventh Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Pregnant Workers from Temporary Alternative Duty Policy

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/6/2022

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer did not violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) despite excluding pregnant workers from its “Temporary Alternative...more

Post-Dobbs Employment Considerations

Benesch on 8/17/2022

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the United States Supreme Court overturned years of precedent started by Roe v. Wade and conferred the right to regulate abortions to individual states. This marked change has...more

DoodyCalls Will Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/15/2020

Pet Waste Removal Company Fired Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged BALTIMORE – Charlottesville, Va.-based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, will pay $40,000 and provide significant equitable relief to...more

New Orleans Towing Company Sued by EEOC For Breaching Settlement Agreement

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/13/2018

Company Refused to Pay Money Pursuant to Settlement Agreement It Signed at EEOC Mediation of Pregnancy Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - TRU Towing Auto, a New Orleans-based towing business,...more

EEOC Sues Restaurant Maurizio’s Trattoria Italiana for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/14/2018

Restaurant Discriminated Against and Fired Female Employee After Learning She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges - SAN DIEGO - Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana, LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas near San...more

Silverado to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/30/2018

Residential Care Provider Refused to Put Pregnant Worker on Light Duty and Fired Her Instead, Federal Agency Had Charged - MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Silverado, a network of memory care, at-home care, and hospice care centers,...more

Court Lowers Punitive Damages Bar In Claims Against NYC Employers

Fisher Phillips on 12/27/2017

The state’s highest court might have just made life more difficult for employers facing liability under New York City’s anti-bias law. Clarifying a question left open by New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), the New York...more

Trinity Hospital to Pay $95,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/21/2017

Minot Hospital Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Restrictions Related to Nurse's Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - Trinity Health, doing business as Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND, will pay...more

Tick, Tock….The EEOC Runs Out The Clock – Fiscal Year 2017 Marks A Last Minute Return To Frantic Filing

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/2/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more

EEOC Sues LA Louisanne Restaurant for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/13/2017

Restaurant Engaged in a Practice of Removing Pregnant Female Servers, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - LA Louisanne, Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, violated federal law when it discharged an...more

EEOC Sues Silverado for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/22/2017

Residential Care Provider Refused to Keep Pregnant Worker on the Job Working Light Duty and Instead Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges - MILWAUKEE - Residential care provider Silverado violated federal law when it fired an...more

EEOC Awarded $118,483 Judgment against Receivable Management for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/2/2017

Hackensack Firm Rescinded a Promotion After Learning That Worker Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has entered a default judgment of $118,483 against a Hackensack debt collection firm...more

Carolina Creek to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/18/2017

Christian Camp Demoted Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and a Related Complication, Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc., a Huntsville, Texas-area...more

Brown & Brown Insurance Brokerage Firm Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/4/2017

Job Offer Rescinded After Company Learned of Applicant's Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - ORLANDO, Fla. - Daytona Beach-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to...more

Rescind that Job Offer After Her Notice of Pregnancy? Maybe Not

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/27/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Minnesota Supreme Court found that a job applicant need only prove that the employee’s interest in a 12-week maternity leave was the “substantial causative factor” that “actually motivated” the...more

Addressing Post-Election Tensions in the Workplace

Littler on 11/21/2016

As the extreme rhetoric of the 2016 presidential campaign slowly wanes, the divisions it exposed remain raw. Many Americans celebrate the election of President-elect Trump, while many others continue to express concern about...more

Religious Institutions Update: October 2016

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/27/2016

Timely Topics - The final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on May...more

Motel 6 Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/1/2016

New Orleans Motel Placed Employee on Unwanted Leave of Absence, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - G6 Hospitality, dba Motel 6, unlawfully placed a pregnant employee on leave solely because of the fact that she was...more

OFCCP Updates Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/16/2016

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a final rule yesterday, enforcing Executive Order 11246 and updating its sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors. Prior to yesterday’s issuance, the...more

New York Expands Discrimination Protections Against Workplace Gender Bias

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2015

On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a number of bills, which cumulatively expand protections against gender discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic violence, and human trafficking. This...more

Pregnancy Discrimination: A Hot Topic in the Aftermath of Young v. UPS

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/8/2015

Pregnancy discrimination continues to evolve following the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Young v. UPS. As anticipated, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released an updated guidance, Q&A resource,...more

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