Workplace discrimination claims remain one of the most significant areas of legal exposure for employers, from hiring to firing and everything in between. An employer's reliance on artificial intelligence (AI), especially in...more
Between gerrymandering and the 'citizenship' question, the Supreme Court concluded its 2018 term with a bang. The Court is primed for further fireworks in its 2019 term. For employers, this includes whether Title VII...more
The hashtags associated with our current social and political landscape are powerful. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BlueLivesMatter, #ImWithHer to #ImWithHim and #NeverHillary to #NeverTrump, if a picture is worth a thousand...more
On Monday, June 1, the Supreme Court decided a religious discrimination case involving Abercrombie & Fitch and the EEOC. The Court held that "[a]n employee may not make an applicant's religious practice, confirmed or...more
6/4/2015
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Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Job Applicants ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Clothing ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retailers ,
SCOTUS ,
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The holidays have come and gone. I hope everyone enjoyed them, and I hope everyone received the gifts and presents they asked for. I come from a big family—three siblings, 14 aunts and uncles, and nearly twenty cousins....more
1/14/2014
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Compliance ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
ENDA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Mobile Devices ,
NLRB ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Supervisors ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Whistleblowers
The Fifth Circuit recently became one of a growing number of courts to recognize same-sex, gender-stereotyping as a form of discrimination prohibited by Title VII. In September, the Court handed down its much-anticipated...more