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...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | ACA, EEOC, FLSA, reasonable accommodation, Title VII
On December 29th, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that included two pieces of legislation expanding pregnancy accommodations and protecting nursing mothers in the workplace. The two acts, the Pregnant Workers Fairness...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, retaliation, Title VII
In December 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a piping inspection and services company will pay $250,000 to resolve a race discrimination and retaliation suit. The discrimination case involved harassment, racist remarks, and...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 15, 2022 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, Title VII
On November 10th, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a resource document on employment discrimination based on military service. Specifically, the document describes federal protections from unlawful discrimination against service...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2022 | Discrimination, EEOC, Title VII
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the Seventh Circuit) found Walmart not liable in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed in 2018 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Several advocacy groups had filed...