by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 21, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, Title VII
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its 2022 Annual Performance Report (APR). The APR contains the EEOC’s program results, accomplishments, and management challenges for the fiscal year 2022. Overall, it presents the current...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 7, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors
On February 28, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a memo on religious exemption. By and large, the document explains the rescission of a previous 2020 rule that applied religious exemption to federal...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 7, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, EEOC, Title VII
On January 31st, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing to examine the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions. Topics addressed included using artificial intelligence in recruitment and hiring, as well as in...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 31, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, harassment, reasonable accommodation
On January 24th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to hearing disabilities, including accommodations for deaf people and hard-of-hearing individuals. The...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 24, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, State News, Title VII
On January 10th, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) held that a lack of proper employee training could constitute an adverse employment action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Generally, an...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 17, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, harassment, Title VII
This month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its draft 2023-2027 strategic enforcement plan in the Federal Register. It is open for public comment until February 9. It is important to note that this draft plan is still under review by...