Discrimination, Job Promotions

Amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Expand Employment Protections Against Age Discrimination

Cole Schotz on 10/12/2021

On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed A-681 thereby amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to provide new protections against age discrimination for applicants and employees over the age of 70...more

New Jersey Expands Law Against Discrimination to Address Age Discrimination

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP on 10/7/2021

What You Should Know: •New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) has been expanded to address age discrimination against employees •New Jersey government or state employers no longer have the authority to enforce...more

Refresher: How to Comply With U.S. Export Controls and Anti-Discrimination Laws When Recruiting and Hiring Foreign Nationals

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/9/2020

The scenario happens all the time: Your engineering department has identified a need for more personnel who will work with export-controlled information. Management has approved the hiring, and your Human Resources manager...more

New 2020 Labor & Employment Laws for Public Agencies

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 2/7/2020

Shauna Amon Writes About Public Employer New Laws in PublicCEO - California and federal courts, along with the state’s Public Employer Relations Board, handed down a number of decisions last year that will impact public...more

EEOC Sues Fermilab For Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/14/2018

Fermilab Denied Promotion to Female Engineer After She Complained About Sex-Based Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ("Fermilab") violated civil rights law by failing...more

What To Do When The OFCCP Comes Knocking

Williams Mullen on 6/21/2018

If you are a member of the government contracting community, you probably have some familiarity with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an arm of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Hopefully, your...more

Eleventh Circuit Upholds EEOC Verdict Challenging Employer’s Policy Favoring Current Employees For Open Positions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/29/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a cautionary tale for all employers, the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a jury verdict of intentional discrimination in an EEOC lawsuit when an employer hired a current employee who was facing an...more

Massachusetts Federal Court Doubles Down On Disparate Impact Ruling Against City Of Boston

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/2/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Smith v. City of Boston, Plaintiffs brought suit against their employer, the City of Boston (the “City”), challenging the City’s police promotional exam from sergeant to lieutenant. Plaintiffs alleged...more

Did You Know . . . Seventh Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Holding Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Nossaman LLP on 5/17/2017

In a landmark decision, the Seventh Circuit recently held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of actionable sex discrimination under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unlike the...more

Spell Out Interview Results

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 5/15/2017

An employer in Mississippi will face trial on a claim of race discrimination because it has not explained the interview scores two candidates received. In Calvin v. MS Dept. Rehab. Servs., Civil No. 3:15-CV-827-HTW-LRA (S.D....more

Country Fresh to Pay $84,750 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/10/2017

Milk Manufacturer Denied Promotions to a Woman Because of Sex, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Country Fresh, LLC, a milk manufacturer which operates in Livonia, Mich., a suburb of Detroit, will pay $84,750 to settle...more

Tennessee Court Rejects EEOC’s Supersized Subpoena Served On Fast Food Employer

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/31/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court in Tennessee denied the EEOC’s application for an Order to Show Cause why its administrative subpoena should not be enforced. This ruling highlights the importance and benefits of employers...more

A Review of the EEOC's Systemic Initiative: Tracking its Progress, Current Priorities, and Key Developments in FY 2016

Littler on 12/16/2016

On November 16, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which highlights key EEOC developments over the past fiscal year, ending September 30,...more

Seventh Circuit Indicates It May Conclude that Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII

FordHarrison on 12/13/2016

Since its enactment, courts have followed the premise that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit sexual orientation discrimination. A changing of the tides began in July 2015, when the Equal Employment...more

Supervisor’s Remarks May Constitute Direct Evidence of Discriminatory Bias

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/3/2016

On September 2, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (which sits in the Fourth Circuit, along with North Carolina and South Carolina) held that the EEOC can move forward in its case against a...more

Failure to Promote Employee on Maternity Leave Results in Litigation

FordHarrison on 10/21/2015

When the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was enacted in 1978, employers were clearly put on notice that they are forbidden from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy. Unfortunately, charges of pregnancy discrimination...more

Big Data in Human Resources = Big Decisions for HR Pros

Zelle LLP on 10/16/2015

Big data, data analytics, talent analytics, HR analytics, people analytics. There are many names to describe the use of data science in human resources, and as the list grows, the promise of this technology continues to...more

The Ten Most Important Rules for Employers

Zelle LLP on 10/9/2015

Despite the complexity of employment law and the speed with which the law, technology, and the workplace are changing, there are a few basic principles that capture the best advice we can give to employers. They’re not a...more

Second Circuit Decision Resuscitates EEOC’s Gender Discrimination Suit Against Sterling Jewelers

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 9/11/2015

This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sharply limited employers’ ability to challenge the adequacy of the EEOC’s pre-suit investigations. The Court issued an opinion vacating a district court...more

Responding to a Scheduling Letter From the OFCCP: The Little Things Matter

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/9/2015

It is the Tuesday after a long holiday weekend, and you are faithfully going through the pile of mail on your desk when you spy an envelope from the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance...more

Age is Just a Number: Ninth Circuit Ruling in Age Discrimination Case Adopts Seventh Circuit’s “Rebuttable Presumption” Approach...

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 8/26/2015

On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in France v. Johnson, holding that an average age difference of less than 10 years between an Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)...more

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