6/11/2025 7:04:56 PM Justices reject higher standard for majority-group plaintiffs asserting Title VII claims By Mariah McGrogan On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which held that...
4/28/2025 7:13:20 PM California Civil Rights Council makes final revisions to regulations that address use of AI systems in employment-related decision-making By Mark Goldstein Olga Savage California is one step closer to becoming one of the first states to adopt anti-discrimination regulations regarding employer use of...
3/17/2025 8:58:13 PM UPDATE: Fourth Circuit reinstates DEI executive orders pending appeal By Hannah Pool In our prior post, we reported that on February 21, 2025, a Maryland federal judge had issued a nationwide preliminary injunction...
3/13/2025 6:26:00 PM Court clarifies that DEI executive orders are temporarily blocked for all federal agencies By Hannah Pool In the early days of his second term, President Trump issued a series of executive orders (EO) that were aimed at reshaping the landscape...
10/7/2024 5:25:37 PM California adopts intersectionality into anti-discrimination laws By Garrett Parks Claudia Ren On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1137 into law, clarifying that discrimination can happen...
10/4/2024 3:21:11 PM Rolling out new rights: Pittsburgh’s bold move on medical marijuana in the workplace By Mariah McGrogan Brianna Schmid Since Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in 2016, employers navigated the murky waters of drug testing applicants and employees who...
9/3/2024 9:14:38 PM Federal judge requires state of Texas to file new lawsuit to challenge recent EEOC guidance on gender identity discrimination By Emily Harbison Cheryl Blount Heather Raun In July of this year, a Texas federal district court judge denied the state of Texas’ request to vacate the Equal Employment Opportunity...
8/22/2024 9:12:34 PM Employers beware: AI-based workplace discrimination laws are coming to the U.S. By Mark Goldstein Rachelle Hong Barton Amanda Witt As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems rapidly spreads throughout society, legislators across the U.S. are hustling to try...
6/7/2024 3:12:06 PM Attorney General and DCR proposes rule to clarify disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Wendy Choi On Monday, June 3, 2024, Attorney General Platkin and Director Sundeep Iyer of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) proposed a...
6/4/2024 4:10:52 PM New Jersey Supreme Court limits use of non-disparagement provisions in New Jersey LAD settlements By John McDonald Saranne Weimer Wendy Choi The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Savage v. Township of Neptune, places limits on the enforceability of non-disparagement...
5/29/2024 2:40:40 PM DOL’s guidance on use of AI in hiring and employment By Amanda Brown Heather Raun On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on how employers should navigate the use of Artificial Intelligence...
5/24/2024 2:34:39 PM What next for women in financial services? The government and regulators respond to recommendations from the Sexism in the City inquiry By Jo Powis Alison Heaton On 14 May 2024, the government and financial services regulators published their responses to the recommendations made by the Sexism in...
4/18/2024 5:12:13 PM U.S. Supreme Court clarifies standard for job transfer discrimination under Title VII By Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi Corrie Buck On Wednesday April 17, 2024, the US Supreme Court in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, et al. issued a precedential ruling that...
12/27/2023 6:47:40 PM New year, new laws: Key compliance dates for New York employers By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Victoria Jaus New York State lawmakers had a busy 2023 and have ushered in many new measures that will take effect throughout 2024. As New York...
12/19/2023 8:48:48 PM Reminder to New York employers: Amendments to nondisclosure rules will require updates to separation and settlement agreements By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Victoria Jaus During the height of the #MeToo movement, New York lawmakers passed a host of workplace-related legislation. This included adoption of...
9/12/2023 9:53:47 PM Am I being unreasonable? The ‘all reasonable steps’ defence in discrimination claims By Jo Powis Jonathan Lord Employers will be liable for the discriminatory acts of their employees in the course of employment unless they have taken ‘all...