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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

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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

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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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