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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

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In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments (puberty blockers and hormones) for transgender minors,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Dads-in-the-21st-century workplace quiz!

Happy Father's Day weekend, y'all! How much do you know about dads in the workplace in our modern era? Take our quiz and find out! Since today is Friday the 13th, I’m going to make this quiz a hard one. But, as always, the...more

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Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Pride Month and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Workplace?

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Pride Month provides an opportunity for you to recognize the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community at your workplace amid an evolving and often challenging legal and political landscape. Now more than ever, this year’s Pride...more

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EEOC Guidance Partially Vacated: What’s an Employer to Do?

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Savvy employers read and implemented the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. Now, portions of that Guidance relating to LGBTQ+ employee rights are defunct....more

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Federal Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of Parts of Executive Orders on DEI and Gender Identity

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On June 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling in San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump, temporarily blocking the enforcement of several provisions in executive orders issued...more

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The feds may be backing down on LGBTQ protections, but should employers?

Don't overreact. (Or underreact.) This June, as corporations continue to roll back public support and funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, it is important for employers to be familiar with the current...more

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Pride and Prejudice: Federal Court in Texas Vacates Portions of the EEOC’s Workplace Guidance Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees

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On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a significant ruling in State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (No. 2:24-cv-00173), declaring that the EEOC’s 2024 Guidance...more

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Title VII Lawsuit in Utah Federal District Court Challenges Employee’s Firing After Making Online Posts

An in-house attorney recently sued his former employer in a Utah federal district court for discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging he was unlawfully fired after posting social...more

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Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law...

This week, we cover the striking down of abortion protections for workers and LGBTQ harassment guidance, as well as the beginning of a brief EEO-1 reporting season (concluding on June 24). Abortion Protections for Workers...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Texas Judge Strikes EEOC Guidance Protecting Transgender Employees

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A federal judge in Texas issued a decision on May 15, 2025, striking down portions of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on protections against employment discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation....more

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Week in Review: 7 Legal Developments you Should Know About

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As the academic year is now wrapping up, we hope that the final weeks of school have been relatively stress free, and that our clients are now looking forward to some slower summer days. Here at Franczek, we have continued to...more

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EEOC Eliminates Option to Include Nonbinary Employees in EEO-1 Reports on Workforce Demographic Data

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The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection window opened on May 20, 2025, and the deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is June 24, 2025. Filers should note that the collection window is shorter this year, and...more

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Protecting And Empowering LGBTQ+ Iowans In Times Of Legal Uncertainty

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Recent years have seen an unprecedented rollback of many hard-won civil rights for LGBTQ+ Iowans at the state and federal levels. There are several ways LGBTQ+ Iowans can protect and empower themselves and their loved ones...more

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Federal District Court Vacates EEOC Guidance on LGBTQ+ Discrimination

Last week, a federal district court in Texas granted summary judgment to the State of Texas in a lawsuit challenging portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s workplace harassment guidance dealing with...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court scraps EEOC guidance on pronouns, restrooms, and dress

Don't expect the EEOC to appeal. In April 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The Enforcement Guidance addressed, among other things, harassment...more

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Federal Court Vacates EEOC Harassment Guidance Regarding LGBTQ Individuals

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On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace relating to LGBTQ...more

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Federal Court Nullifies EEOC Guidance on LGBTQ+ Protections

On May 15, 2025, a federal court vacated portions of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) workplace harassment guidance, specifically, guidance on harassment based on sexual orientation and gender...more

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Federal Judge Scraps Biden EEOC’s Gender Identity Guidance: Here’s What It Means for the Workplace

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A federal judge in Texas just ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its authority by issuing enforcement guidance requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations. In Thursday’s order...more

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New (Old) Battlegrounds: The Administration’s Targeting of Transgender Rights

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Within the last two months, both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the armed services have followed Trump Administration directives to narrow or eliminate protections for transgender individuals....more

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CFPB won’t make small business reporting rule a priority

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The CFPB has announced it will not make enforcement of its rule requiring financial institutions to report their lending to women-owned, LGBTQI+-owned and minority-owned small businesses a priority....more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 17

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Last week was the first week beyond the scheduled 110th day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session, and legislators made significant strides toward adjournment. On Thursday, the chambers released a joint budget agreement; with...more

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Minnesota Sues President Trump to Prevent Enforcement of Executive Orders that Seek to Restrict Rights of Transgender People

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On April 22, 2025, the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against President Trump, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to declare two Executive Orders issued by President Trump unlawful and to enjoin...more

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Title IX and Title VI Enforcement Continues, “Dear Colleague” Pause for Some, and SCOTUS Hears LGBTQ Curriculum Challenge

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We took the week off from our Week in Review alert last week as it was a (relatively) slow week. However, as it tends to happen after a slow week, developments picked back up this week....more

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Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming Enact Laws Defining Male and Female

Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming recently passed laws aligning with recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump defining sex as binary and immutable....more

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Section 1557: Deadlines Approach, But Long-Term Prognosis Unclear Under Executive Orders

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act mandates nondiscrimination in health care programs managed or funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with upcoming deadlines for compliance set for May and July...more

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