An anti-DEI group filed a bias charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asking it to investigate a nonprofit that places incoming law students in summer internships, along with the organization’s 44 large law firm affiliates.
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Trump Nominates Florida Assistant US Attorney for Open EEOC Seat
President Donald Trump has nominated Brittany Bull Panuccio, an assistant U.S. attorney in Florida, to one of three open seats on the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Trump Bar on Disparate Impact Complicates EEOC’s Diversity Focus
President Donald Trump’s directive stopping federal agencies from bringing unintentional bias claims eliminates a tool for the EEOC to enforce new priorities, including combating the diversity programs it deems discriminatory.
EEOC Sues Marriott Units Over Religious Bias Against Executive
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued two Marriott entities for discrimination against a Seventh Day Adventist sales executive whose religious belief restricts her from working on Saturdays.
Trump Disparate Impact Order Shifts Agency Civil Rights Mission
The Trump administration’s mandate that the EEOC stop using the disparate impact liability theory will alter the agency’s enforcement mission, erode minorities’ civil rights, and open cases for private litigation, attorneys say.
Reed Smith Withholds Documents From EEOC While in Agency Talks
Reed Smith is in talks over a federal diversity probe and therefore doesn’t need to supply records to a US regulator, the law firm’s attorney said.
NLRB Judge Axes Additional Workplace Rules at Tape Manufacturer
An adhesive tape manufacturer must rehire the president of a workers’ union after a National Labor Relations Board judge found the company maintained a number of illegal workplace rules.
House, Senate Democrats Press Trump to Reverse EEOC Terminations
Democrats in Congress are urging the president to reverse his firing of two members of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which they say undercut the civil rights agency’s independence and bipartisanship.
House Democrats Press EEOC Over Field Office Lease Terminations
A group of House Democrats are urging EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas to “reverse course” on any plans to terminate leases for the agency’s field offices, according to a letter exclusively shared with Bloomberg Law.
Trump Big Law Diversity Probe Sows Doubt About Reach of EEOC
Big Law firms grappling with a sweeping Trump administration demand for their hiring and diversity data now must navigate the thorny path of whether to comply and how it could be enforced.
Trump DOJ Wants HR Chief Out of Court in Fired Worker Lawsuit
The Trump administration objected to its acting personnel chief testifying in California federal court as part of a suit challenging its firing of tens of thousands of new hires.
Ex-EEOC Attorney Agrees to End Bias Suit Over Denied Promotions
A Black former attorney at the US Equal Opportunity Commission agreed to drop her suit alleging the agency discriminated and retaliated against her by denying her promotions within its diversity, equity, and inclusion office.
EEOC’s Anti-American Bias Focus Will Test Scope of Title VII
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s new enforcement push against anti-American employer practices is poised to test the limits of workplace anti-discrimination protections based on national origin.
Trump DOJ Signals Pullback on Defense of Pregnant Worker Rule
The Justice Department has signaled plans to withdraw from defending the EEOC’s pregnant worker accommodation rule, which was challenged by Catholic groups opposed to provisions related to abortion and other medical services that violate their religious tenets.
High Court Weighs Workplace Bias Claim of White, Straight Woman
The US Supreme Court is expected to build on its recent landmark workplace discrimination precedent as it weighs claims by an Ohio woman that she was passed over for promotions and demoted because she is White and straight.