On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Fort Bend Cty., Texas v. Davis (U.S. 2019), that Title VII of the Civil Rights...
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Understanding Colorado’s New Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
On May 22, 2019, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act into effect, making Colorado’s equal-pay law among the most...
Understanding Colorado’s “Ban-the-Box” Law
Among the bills currently awaiting Gov. Polis’s signature is “Concerning the Timing of an Inquiry into a Job Applicant’s Criminal History, and, in Connection Therewith,...
The Hygiene Conversation
At some point in their career, every human resources professional will have to have the very uncomfortable “hygiene conversation.” When the temperature heats up, so...
City of Tucson’s Discriminatory Actions Against Breastfeeding Employee Result in $3.8 Million Verdict
On April 12, 2019, a federal jury awarded a Tucson, Arizona paramedic nearly $4 million in damages for her Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and...
Supreme Court to Hear Argument Today on Whether Review by EEOC is Jurisdictional Requirement
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in Fort Bend County v. Davis (U.S. 2019) regarding a plaintiff’s failure to state a claim in her...
Supreme Court Will Determine Whether Sexual Orientation is Protected by Title VII
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will take up the issue of whether employees are protected from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation...
2018 Brought Increased Sexual Harassment Charges
On April 10, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its full fiscal year enforcement statistics on discrimination and harassment charges brought in 2018....
EEOC Respondent Portal Reopened
Employers with deadlines to respond to Charges of Discrimination filed with the EEOC received a de facto extension of time when the federal government partially...
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...