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No EEOC Quorum to Start Year
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has started 2019 with only two members, leaving it without a quorum. Daniel Gade, White House nominee, withdrew his...
Big Data Comes to the EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a new high-tech division: the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA). The result of an October 2016...
When the Customer is Wrong
In the wake of social movements addressing sexual harassment, more than one employer has questioned to what extent it must address sexual harassment by non-employees,...
Retaliation Claims on the Rise
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) statistics for 2018 showed a sharp increase in litigation related to sexual harassment, as we reported early this year....
Public Sector: All Employers Subject to Age Discrimination in Employment Act
On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court unanimously (8-0) ruled that public sector employers are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
“What Works” When Fighting Workplace Harassment
One year into the social movement that has exposed widespread sexual harassment in the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened a public meeting...
Retrospective: The “Post-Harvey” Year
In the realm of human resources and employment law, the term "Post-Harvey" does not refer to Hurricane Harvey, the devastating cyclone that wreaked over $125...
Sexual Harassment Legislation Trends: New York
The past year brought a new wave of legislation and regulations related to sexual harassment. As employers implemented new training and other measures to curtail...
EEOC Report: Litigation Efforts Increase
October 1 marked the beginning of a new federal fiscal year and an opportunity for observers to assess the activity of federal agencies, such as...