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Connecticut Enacts Sweeping Employment Law Updates

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Connecticut has enacted significant changes across multiple areas of employment law. Key developments include expanded pay transparency requirements, a broad prohibition on “stay‑or‑pay” agreements, new wage and hour notice...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

EEOC proposes to eliminate EEO-1 reporting

Three things employers should NOT do just yet! Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires employers to “make such reports . . . as the [Equal Employment Opportunity] Commission shall prescribe by regulation or order. . ....more

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NYDFS says disparate impact remains in effect

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Countering an Executive Order issued by President Trump  and the adoption by the CFPB of its final rule revising Regulation B, the New York Department of Financial Services recently issued an Industry Letter warning the...more

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Thursday’s podcast episode: CFPB Finalizes Sweeping ECOA Rule Changes: What Lenders Need to Know About Disparate Impact,...

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Today’s episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast features a wide-ranging and timely discussion about one of the most consequential fair lending developments in years: the CFPB’s final rule fundamentally reshaping...more

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Colorado Replaces Landmark AI Act—Creating New Trails for AI Rules and Private AI Litigation

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On May 12, 2026, the Colorado legislature passed SB 26-189, which repeals and replaces its landmark Artificial Intelligence Act. Colorado is doing away with the concept of “algorithmic discrimination” and moving instead to a...more

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SCOTUS Rules Redistricting Plans Must Meet Updated Voting Rights Act Standards

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States, political subdivisions and government entities engaged in or preparing for redistricting should reassess their legal strategy in light of a recent Supreme Court decision. In a landmark 6–3 ruling in Louisiana v....more

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AI in employment decisions: New compliance considerations for California employers

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Artificial intelligence has been part of the employment landscape for several years, particularly in recruiting, screening, and evaluation processes. What many employers are only now beginning to appreciate, however, is the...more

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Employment Law Update: Depression & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: An Increasing Employer Challenge

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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) most recent published annual reporting, claims for disability-related discrimination (38%) outpaced race (34%) and sex (26%) related filings. Indeed, in the...more

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EEOC Proposes to Eliminate Race/Ethnicity and Sex Reporting

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sent a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of a proposal to eliminate large employer data reporting requirements on...more

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Thomas v. EOTech, LLC: Employers Cannot Shorten EEOC Filing Deadlines Under Title VII or ADEA

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The Fourth Circuit recently held that agreements with employees may not prospectively shorten the time for employees to bring claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) or the Age Discrimination in...more

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Can Employers Host Women-Only Workplace Events? EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Over Alleged Title VII Violation

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Picture this: Hundreds of your female employees are descending on sunny San Francisco for a two-day company-sponsored networking and professional development retreat. The itinerary is packed: keynote speakers, team-building...more

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Employer Guide to the Aging Workforce: 4 Key Compliance Considerations

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Workers 55 and older now make up nearly a quarter of the US workforce and represent the labor force’s fastest growing age group. Further, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the overall labor force...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Remote work isn’t always a “reasonable” accommodation: 4 tips for employers

When you may be able to say no. Generally, I favor letting employees work from home whenever possible and practical. My favorable disposition toward remote work goes double for an employee who needs to work from home as a...more

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New Connecticut Workplace Legislation: What Employers Need to Know

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Connecticut employers, take note: sweeping workforce legislation was signed by Governor Ned Lamont on May 11, 2026, and the compliance clock is ticking. On April 29, 2026, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed...more

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Texas Flags CVS Supplier Diversity Program for Potential DEI Liability

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sent CVS Health a letter warning that the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives may violate state and federal anti-discrimination laws, potentially exposing the company to Medicaid fraud...more

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Tenth Circuit Holds Single Sensitivity Training Can’t Support Hostile Environment Claim

On May 11, 2026, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a single mandatory racial sensitivity training did not meet the high bar for a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or...more

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When Self-Defense Shapes Probable Cause- Third Circuit Raises the Stakes in Kendig v. Stolar

In a significant Fourth Amendment decision, the Third Circuit held in Kendig v. Stolar, 2026 WL 1145264, that law enforcement may, in certain circumstances, be required to include known affirmative-defense evidence in...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

[Webinar] Title IX Litigation Update (Free Title IX In Focus Series) - May 28th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

What are the courts saying these days about Title IX? Join Bricker Graydon Wyatt Higher Education attorneys for a one-hour webinar, as they break down current trends to help your Title IX team stay compliant....more

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Recent Updates to the Illinois Human Rights Act Presents New Risk to Employers that Use AI in Hiring Decisions

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Effective January 1, 2026, amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) impose strict transparency and accountability requirements on employers that use AI or who rely upon others who use AI in decisions to hire or fire...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Did Allowing Unvaccinated Employees to Work During the Pandemic Create an Undue Hardship for Healthcare Employers?

Over the past several years, we have reported on multiple federal court lawsuits filed by former employees who alleged that their employers' failure to grant exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination mandates constitutes religious...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

HHS Web Accessibility Rule: Key Requirements and Fast-Approaching Compliance Deadlines - Update

UPDATE On May 7, 2026, just a few days before the original deadline for compliance, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights' announced a one-year extension for dates of compliance with its...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates the FCC's 2023 "Digital Discrimination" Rule

On May 6, 2026, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rule preventing discrimination in consumer access to broadband services...more

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Lots of Love: Polyamorous and Nontraditional Family Structures Gain Anti-Discrimination Protections in Cities in California,...

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Cities along the U.S. West Coast and beyond are expanding workplace anti-discrimination laws to cover diverse family and relationship structures, including polyamorous and other “non-normative family or relationship...more

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Littler Lightbulb – April 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup

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Fifth Circuit Vacates NLRB Order Regarding Company Subpoenas During Union Organizing Campaign - In Starbucks v. NLRB, __ F.4th __ (5th Cir. Apr. 17, 2026), the Fifth Circuit vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB)...more

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Florida Blocks Local Governments from DEI Initiatives: What Private Employers Need to Know

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Florida has taken another step in its ongoing effort to curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state by blocking local governments from funding or promoting such initiatives starting January 1, 2027....more

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