The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed a rule to increase online filings and digital communications between the agency and private-sector parties. The proposed regulatory changes are largely a part of an... Read more »
When it comes to employment protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers, dealing with the hodgepodge of state and local laws and conflicting interpretations of federal law can be... Read more »
A bank manager who presented evidence that her employer fired women at a higher rate than men advanced her gender-discrimination claim to trial. Read more »
Requiring job applicants to have no more than a certain number of years of experience is not age discrimination, the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided. Read more »
The school board of Shelby County, Ala., did not discriminate against a black applicant by promoting a white candidate deemed as having superior people skills, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read more »
Transgender individuals continue to face barriers in employment, as the U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender persons serving in the military take effect.
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A former United Parcel Service employee who signed a separation agreement that did not reference the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) could still bring an ADEA claim. Read more »
The partial government shutdown of 2018-19 has drastically curtailed operations at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Read more »
New York legislators passed a measure that will add gender identity and expression to the protected categories under the state's anti-discrimination law—which covers employment, housing and places of public accommodation.
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As one of his last acts in office, term-limited Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed an executive directive extending sexual-orientation discrimination protection to a number of private employees. Read more »
