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OCR Update: Shared Ancestry and Ethnicity Discrimination Guidance

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In recent months, OCR has reached resolution agreements with a school district and two universities after investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment based on ancestry or ethnicity, including allegations...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What K-12 Schools Need to Know About Georgia's New Antisemitism Law and Other Federal Guidance on Religious Harassment

In the past several months, there has been a sharp rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based incidents at K-12 schools. Reported threats against faith communities, particularly Jewish and Muslim...more

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Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving employers to wrestle with the implications of the decision for various diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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CROWN Act Poised to Prohibit Hair-Based Discrimination and More in Michigan

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On June 8, 2023, the Michigan House of Representatives voted 100-7 to pass Senate Bill 90 (SB 90), known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which amends and expands the definition of...more

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SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard: Navigating the Impact Across All Industries

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On October 31, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, in which the...more

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Truly Understanding NFJE's Diversity

NFJE annually opens its NFJE Symposium to appellate judges from all over the country and from all walks of life without regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity or sexual orientation. But NFJE...more

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Illinois Employers Must Report Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Compensation Data and Practices

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Under amendments to the Illinois Business Corporation Act and the Illinois Equal Pay Act, certain corporations will be required, beginning in 2023 and continuing thereafter, to report data concerning the gender, race, and...more

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Will The "Improving Corporate Diversity through Diversity Act of 2019" Be The Plaintiffs' Bar Next El Dorado?

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Yesterday, Liz Dunshee at The Proxy Season Blog took note of new support for the “Improving Corporate Diversity Through Diversity Act of 2019" from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations.  If enacted,...more

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Facebook Unfriends Policy Allowing for Exclusion of Certain Racial and Ethnic Groups in Housing, Credit, and Employment...

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The social network giant, Facebook—amid criticism and a push from public figures and congressional leaders—announced that the site would no longer allow advertisers to exclude specific racial and ethnic groups in the areas of...more

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California’s Fair Pay Act Expanded to Include Race & Ethnicity

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California’s Fair Pay Act, already the broadest in the nation, has now been expanded in two key aspects: First, the Governor approved SB 1063, so that the Fair Pay Act now protects against race-based disparities in pay. ...more

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School of Hard (Dread) Locks: EEOC Loses Appeal Over Hairstyle Ban

Last week the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a case the EEOC filed over a job applicant’s short dreadlocks. In 2010, Chastity Jones, an African American, applied for a position with...more

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Seventh Circuit Clarifies Evidentiary Standard for Employment Discrimination Claims

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In Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified its standard for evaluating evidence in employment discrimination cases and rejected prior decisions to the extent they...more

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Employment Law - June 2016 #2

California Considers Extending Fair Pay Act to Race, Ethnicity - Why it matters - Reflecting the nationwide trend of pay equity, a new bill under consideration by California legislators would extend the state's Fair...more

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EEOC takes aim at Target for discriminatory pre-employment tests

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The EEOC recently announced its $2.8 million settlement with Target Corp. of discrimination claims arising out of the use of employment tests in the hiring process. Discriminatory pre-employment tests like the ones at issue...more

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The EEO-1 Report Filing Date is Right Around the Corner – Are You Ready? - July 2015

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It is a sometimes little-known fact in HR circles that any employer (aside from state and local governments, schools, Indian tribes and tax-exempt private membership clubs) which has at least 100 employees or which has at...more

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