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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: March 2024

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Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more

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Equality in Credit Decisions – “Sex” DOES include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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In 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that an employer who fires an employee for being gay or transgender violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). Though the list of protected...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - March Top 10

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Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more

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CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule Clarifying that Sex Discrimination under ECOA and Regulation B Includes Sexual Orientation and...

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Under the leadership of Acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio, the Bureau issued an interpretive rule on March 9, 2021 clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and...more

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Alert: CFPB Clarifies That Prohibition Against Sex Discrimination Includes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to focus on fair lending and is poised to increase enforcement actions. On March 9, the CFPB issued an interpretive rule to clarify that the prohibition against sex...more

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Senate Banking Committee Members Propose Fair Access to Financial Services Act

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Members of the US Senate Banking Committee recently introduced a bill to create the Fair Access Financial Services Act of 2020, which is aimed to make any practice of discrimination by a financial institution on the grounds...more

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Broadening the Pipeline: How to Increase Diversity in the Financial Services Legal Industry

The year 2020 has been a highly unusual and disruptive year — from the COVID-19 pandemic to natural disasters — our daily lives have changed dramatically. Most notable is the social awakening that has taken place this year...more

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SCOTUS decision on Title VII sexual orientation discrimination has significant implications for credit arena

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Earlier this week, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that firing an employee for being homosexual or transgender constitutes discrimination based on the employee’s sex in violation of Title...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Chipotle and founder Steve Ells—which built an empire on the idea of offering a healthier, more authentic Mexican experience than its Tex-Mex fast food rivals—are turning ironically enough to Taco Bell’s CEO Brian Niccol to...more

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CFPB builds case for ECOA protection for gender identity and sexual orientation

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While CFPB officials have suggested in public remarks that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” includes discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, a...more

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