On March 17, 2025, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) Acting Chair, Andrea Lucas, sent letters to 20 large law firms requesting information concerning each firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) related...more
3/20/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Diversity ,
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Race Discrimination ,
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Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Recent executive orders have caused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to abandon litigation and guidance on LGBTQ+ protections and other areas that were priorities during the Biden administration....more
2/26/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Technology Sector ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On Oct. 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services –a reverse discrimination case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The question before the Supreme...more
10/25/2024
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Certiorari ,
Diversity ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Title VII