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DE Talk | Skilled, Vetted & Ready: DEIA at the Heart of Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring
An Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Consumer Financial Services Industry, with Special Guest Naomi Mercer, Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, American Bankers
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DE Under 3: 2022 End-of-Year Regulatory Recap
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California is on the verge of adding yet one more prohibited employment practice to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). On September 9, 2024, the California Legislature presented Governor Gavin Newsom...more
Employers doing business in Mexico can help ensure a fair and supportive workplace by understanding certain key regulations. For instance, Mexico’s labor laws offer comprehensive protections for employees during pregnancy and...more
In this three-part series, we’ll review the latest federal civil rights guidance, including Title VI, ADA and Section 504, and Title IX. Part 1: Take a Close Look at Your Discrimination and Harassment Policies and...more
The national and global hyperpolitical atmosphere inevitably touches the workplace, where employers and employees must remain productive while navigating the intersection of political expression, workplace culture and...more
What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this short video, Woods Rogers L&E attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss putting in place...more
The recent settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and SP Plus Corporation, a Chicago based transportation and parking management company, serves as a critical reminder for employers of their responsibilities...more
The Illinois General Assembly and Governor JB Pritzker have been busy in 2024, enacting significant changes to existing statutes like the Illinois Human Rights Act (the “IHRA”), the Personnel Records Review Act (the “PRRA”),...more
DFS has developed a draft pre-proposal notice regarding proposed amendments to 11 NYCRR 52 (Insurance Regulation 62) which, if adopted, would amend the minimum standards for form, content, and sale of health insurance in New...more
The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more
In the second in a series of blogs examining often overlooked or misunderstood provisions of common employment laws, today we are covering four things employers may not know about the federal Uniformed Services Employment and...more
In a post last year, we discussed how examining the EEOC’s annual reports and Strategic Enforcement Plan could provide guidance as to how the agency intends to allocate its resources and enforcement efforts in the upcoming...more
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report, “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector from 2014 - 2022” which highlights demographic...more
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2161, the newest amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on their...more
A newly enacted Massachusetts law—effective July 1, 2025—will require employers with 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth to disclose pay range information in job postings and, in certain circumstances, provide current...more
In a significant update to business practices in New Jersey, the Office of the Attorney General has mandated that businesses, especially within the hospitality sector, adopt gender-neutral dress codes for both patrons and...more
In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workplace, Illinois has joined the growing list of states taking legislative action to further regulate the use of AI in employment settings, which...more
“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -President Theodore Roosevelt Working towards real diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace should not be easy. In fact, it should be an uncomfortable, arduous journey where...more
The National Consumer Law Center is asking the CFPB, by way of a petition, for rulemaking that is long on policy arguments but woefully short on legal support, as we note below, to define residential leases as “credit” under...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) software, programs, and systems are not new. But, as with other recent advances in technology, the law is racing to keep up or even catch up with the use of AI in the workplace. AI offers...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more
With another presidential election only a few months away, escaping coverage and conversations about candidates and campaigns seems nearly impossible. While there is nothing new about political coverage increasing during an...more
On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., reviving a class action under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...more
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to address employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). Illinois employers that use any automated tools to make...more
Women’s Equality Day, celebrated annually on August 26, commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. This day marks a significant milestone in the...more
Artificial intelligence (or AI) technology is rapidly transforming industry norms and creating new possibilities along with moral, ethical, and legal implications. The Society for Human Resource Management has recently...more