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DOJ Delays ADA Web Accessibility Compliance Deadlines for Public Employers and Entities

On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an interim final rule extending the compliance deadlines for its 2024 Title II Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) web accessibility regulations applicable to...more

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EEOC Signals End to Key Federal EEO Reporting Mandates: Timing Uncertain + State Obligations Remain

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted a proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) seeking to rescind long-standing federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) reporting and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Appeals Court Limits Employee Rights to Remote Work Under the ADA

As more employers join the trend toward in-office attendance, the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Hayes v. GStek, Inc. provides further support for employers navigating disability accommodation requests in the context of...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

EEOC Proposes To End EEO-1 Reporting

For several decades, private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal contractors have been required to annually file the EEO-1 report. The EEO-1 report collected information about the race/ ethnicity and sex...more

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How Workforce Analytics Enhances Organizational Success

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In today’s competitive and highly regulated business environment, organizations can no longer rely solely on instinct or outdated human resources practices to manage their workforce. Decisions related to hiring, promotions,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

AI in Hiring: Evolving Legal Risks Under State and Federal Law

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Employers are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the hiring process, deploying AI hiring tools across multiple stages of the employment funnel, including to manage application volume. Common AI hiring...more

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EEOC Announces Plan to Eliminate EEO-1 Reporting

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced plans to advance a proposal to eliminate its annual EEO-1 data collection for large private employers. On May 14, 2026, the agency submitted a...more

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Higher Education Compliance And Government Enforcement: Looking Ahead To 2026

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This is the second in our 2026 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Up next: anti-corruption/FCPA enforcement...more

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Tenth Circuit Again Rejects Employee DEI Training-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims

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Emphasizing the “extremely high threshold” plaintiffs must meet to transform diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training into a hostile work environment claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed dismissal of a former...more

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EEOC Proposes Rescinding Employer Data Reporting Requirements

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The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on May 14, 2026 submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding the requirement that certain employers submit annual workforce...more

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Decision Alert: Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections

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INTRODUCTION: On May 11, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections, affirming the dismissal of hostile work environment and constructive...more

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Trump Administration Seeks to End EEO-1 Reporting: What This Means for Employers + 5 Steps While We Wait for More Info

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The EEOC just sent a game-changing proposal to the White House to end the EEO-1 reporting requirement altogether, according to a May 14 submission to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This news comes as...more

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EEOC Eyes End to EEO-1 Reporting — Employers Shouldn’t Pause Preparation

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On May 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to rescind the requirement to file the EEO-1 report. Until the proposal...more

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EEOC Proposes Rescission of Annual Reporting Requirement: What Employers Need to Know Now

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On May 14, 2026, the EEOC submitted a proposal to rescind the EEO-1 reporting requirement, along with the EEO-3, EEO-4, and EEO-5 reports. The text of the proposed rule has not yet been published, and the EEOC must still...more

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Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act Proposes to Eliminate Preferences for 8(a) and WOSB Firms

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On April 27, 2026, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced companion bills called “Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act.” The bills (H.R. 8511) and (S. 4390) seek to eliminate...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Retiree’s Title VII Constructive Discharge Claim

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have implemented mandatory policies which require their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Such policies have led to significant litigation across the country, often...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee

The New York Times Company (the “Times”) found itself at the center of its own breaking news story earlier this month. On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) filed suit in the Southern...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules Employee’s Conduct, Not Pregnancy, Drove Firing

On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer on claims of pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and various claims under...more

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Fifth Circuit: When Telework Isn’t a Reasonable Accommodation

On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that temporary COVID-era telework did not permanently alter the essential functions of an on-site job and affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s claims...more

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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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