Just in time for the start of the summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided updated guidance on employer practices relating to COVID-19 vaccinations, including much-needed guidance on vaccine...more
6/3/2021
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, delivered by Justice Gorsuch, regarding protection for workers under Title VII based on sexual orientation or transgender status. The holding:...more
6/16/2020
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
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EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
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On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that Title VII’s administrative exhaustion requirement is not a jurisdictional bar to filing a lawsuit in court. The lawsuit involved an individual, Lois...more
6/5/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
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Fort Bend County Texas v Davis ,
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SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
On February 26, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit became the second federal circuit to hold that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits sexual orientation discrimination.
In...more