The Justice Insiders Podcast: SEC Plays Chicken with Jarkesy
Podcast: Non-binding Guidance: A Discussion of Kisor v. Wilkie
Seyfarth Synopsis: EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling, a Republican who first joined the EEOC in 2020, has announced his departure from the Commission in August 2024. Sonderling’s tenure was marked by his significant...more
On June 28, 2024, in an anticipated but significant decision, the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), which required courts to...more
As businesses are implementing return-to-work policies and administrative agencies are adjusting to a post-COVID world, see where employment laws are now and what we expect for the near future. Join Goldberg Segalla partner...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Senate has confirmed Karla Gilbride as the EEOC’s General Counsel, following an almost two and a half year vacancy. As GC, Gilbride is poised to make her mark on the EEOC’s litigation program by...more
The Supreme Court just began a new term, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. Specifically, the Court will weigh in on whether someone can “test” violations of federal...more
A recent federal court decision provides a new pathway for Philadelphia employers to defeat certain workplace discrimination claims. In the February 13 decision of Lee v. Bay, LLC, District Court Judge Joshua Wolson from the...more
Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board finds that investigating an employee’s discrimination complaint does not, in itself, constitute a violation under the NRC’s employee protection regulations. ...more
In June 2019, a unanimous Supreme Court in Kisor v. Wilkie retained but limited the scope of Auer deference – the court-created doctrine that courts should defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations or other...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Many agencies are experiencing lingering effects after the longest-ever partial government shutdown, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Recognizing these effects will include delays and...more
Media reports abound on the impact of the shutdown—now the longest in U.S. history—on federal workers, recipients of certain services such as food stamps and tax refunds, and the political leaders facing blame for the...more
The CFPB and its Acting Director are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against minority and female workers based on allegations of lesser pay and fewer promotions than their white male...more