by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2019 | Civil Rights Act, DOJ, EEOC, LGBT, Title VII
Circuit courts have split on whether gender identity and sexual orientation are protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as have the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The commission maintains Title...
by Girish Anand | Jan 18, 2019 | Civil Rights Act, EEOC
A jury has awarded $21.5 million* in damages and front and back pay after finding the plaintiff, a former dishwasher and housekeeper for the Conrad Hotel in Miami, suffered religious discrimination. Marie Jean Pierre, a devout member of the Soldiers of Christ Church,...
by Girish Anand | Jul 2, 2018 | Civil Rights Act
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Civil Rights Act, which to this day protects against discrimination in in employment, education and housing; bars racial segregation in all state-sponsored public places such as schools, buses, parks...
by Girish Anand | Mar 13, 2018 | Civil Rights Act, LGBT
In two weeks’ time, two U.S. circuit courts of appeal — the 2nd and the 6th — have ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s provision against discrimination based on sex includes protection for gender identity. The 6th ruled March 7 in favor...
by Girish Anand | Oct 19, 2017 | Civil Rights Act, same-sex marriage, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court
An upcoming potential Supreme Court case, which will require reviewing a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, could help reconcile the different opinions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding...
by Girish Anand | Feb 8, 2017 | Civil Rights Act, DOL, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, I-9, OSHA
In the past year, covering the end of the Obama administration to the beginning of the Trump White House, several developments have taken place on the legal and regulatory fronts that employers should be aware of and comply with as needed. Jan. 22, 2017: Revised Form...