News & Analysis as of June 3, 2025

Employment Discrimination

+ Follow

Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

A Retaliation Refresher: What's the Tea in L&E?

Woods Rogers on 4/24/2025

In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Labor & Employment attorney Mike Gardner joins host Leah Stiegler to unpack the topic of workplace retaliation. Retaliation occurs when an employee faces negative consequences because...more

Littler Lightbulb – March 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 4/10/2025

Fourth Circuit Stays Injunction Barring Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit issued an order in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Donald Trump, No. 25-1189...more

“Unlawful DEI” Explained (Or Not) By New EEOC Guidance

Genova Burns LLC on 3/31/2025

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration executed Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The Order instructed the federal government to combat “illegal...more

DEI Under Scrutiny: What Employers Must Know About New EEOC and DOJ Guidance

Jackson Walker on 3/27/2025

Following multiple executive orders from President Donald Trump concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), employers have been eagerly awaiting agency guidance to clarify the scope and implications of what is...more

Defining ‘DEI-Related Discrimination’: Recent Moves by the EEOC Shed Further Light on the Trump Administration’s DEI Focus

Venable LLP on 3/25/2025

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was busy last week in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space, offering further insight into practices and programs likely to be scrutinized following President...more

Constangy Clips Ep. 9 - The Penalty Playbook: 3 Pointers for Employee Discipline

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/19/2025

It's tournament time, and just like basketball, employee discipline requires strategy and execution. Employers need to have a game plan and stick to it, or it could land them in hot legal water. In this episode of Constangy...more

When Does Venting Become a Complaint?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/18/2025

A company makes the difficult decision to terminate an employee’s employment due to poor performance. This should come as no surprise to the employee, who has been counselled and disciplined on numerous occasions. Yet, the...more

Key Considerations for Navigating Workforce Furloughs and Reductions During Government Cutting and Shutdowns

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/10/2025

The Trump administration has taken various measures aimed at cutting government agencies, departments, spending, and contracts. The ripple effects of these actions have already had far-reaching impacts on many federal...more

When Documentation Backfires: A Case Study From the Tenth Circuit

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/24/2025

Part of our standard advice to nearly every client is "document, document, document." Typically, robust and timely documentation ensures that an employer has strong evidence of its legitimate rationale for making employment...more

Littler Lightbulb: December Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 1/16/2025

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some recent labor and employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal. At the Supreme Court...more

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen’s Former Private Chef’s USERRA Lawsuit* (*but were afraid to ask)

Littler on 1/13/2025

In December 2024, a U.S. Army Reservist and professional chef filed a lawsuit against filmmaker Woody Allen, his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, and their house manager, alleging that he was fired due to his complaints of improper...more

Illinois Extends Statute of Limitations for Filing Discrimination Claims Under Illinois Human Rights Act, Adds Protected Classes,...

Littler on 8/14/2024

Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law several bills that significantly amend the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA). As a result of these amendments, Illinois employers should expect an uptick in discrimination cases...more

SCOTUS 2023/24 Lookback and Preview: 8 Key Rulings that Impact the Workplace and 4 New Cases for Employers to Track Next Term

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2024

The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

Time’s Up: New Kentucky Law Reduces Time Employees Have to Bring Discrimination and Wage Lawsuits

Fisher Phillips on 6/12/2024

The Kentucky Legislature recently delivered good news to employers when it passed a new law reducing the time employees have to bring certain claims under state law, including discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge,...more

EEOC Scorecard: How Did The Commission Stack Up in FY 2023?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/10/2024

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its 2023 Annual Performance Report and a new dashboard highlighting resolved cases. Compared to the prior fiscal year, the EEOC contacted substantially...more

Bako Pays $50,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/26/2024

Medical Laboratory Resolves Federal Lawsuit Charging That It Fired Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and Complaints of Pregnancy Discrimination - ATLANTA – Bakotic Pathology Associates, LLC (Bako), a pathology laboratory...more

Recent Rulings Pave Way for More Workplace Bias Claims: 5 Steps for Florida Employers to Reduce Risk of Trial

Fisher Phillips on 2/22/2024

Two recent court rulings provide a roadmap for Florida employees and their attorneys to take their claims all the way to trial by building a convincing mosaic of circumstantial evidence. This means that now more than ever,...more

Overview of U.S. Employment Law for International Employers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/21/2023

This guide is a non-comprehensive overview of employment laws in the United States for international employers. We hope that it will assist employers that already employ individuals in the U.S. and employers that are...more

Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/21/2023

In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....more

EEOC's "not-so-sweet six" priorities, for 2024 and beyond

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/29/2023

These six will get the EEOC's attention in 2024-28. Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024-28. Strategic Enforcement Plans provide a helpful preview of...more

Update - EEOC FY2022 Statistics Released

Lathrop GPM on 8/15/2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released its enforcement and litigation statistics for FY2022. In summary, the EEOC’s data shows that there were 73,485 charges of discrimination filed in FY2022, which...more

Patience is a Virtue: NJ Appellate Division Affirms Settlement of Discipline Bars Recovery Under the NJLAD

Genova Burns LLC on 6/21/2023

On May 1, 2023, in Onukogu v. New Jersey State Judiciary, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the employer, affirming the dismissal of the...more

Top 10 New California Employment Laws Signed into Effect by Governor Newsom

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2022

As we previewed previously, a number of hot-button legislative proposals made it to Governor Newsom’s desk this year – many of which would change the landscape for California employers. For the first time since the COVID-19...more

Motive Behind Employer's Investigation Determines Retaliation Question

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/23/2022

Here’s another common scenario we see with clients: An employer has an especially difficult employee who has made multiple complaints about their treatment while at the same time performing terribly and missing...more

Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2022

Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

93 Results

View per page

Page: of 4

Hiring & Firing › Retaliation › Employment Discrimination

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"