by Editorial Staff | Feb 9, 2021 | Discrimination, EEOC
On January 19th, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release discussing the agency’s annual performance report. Namely, the EEOC announced that it secured a record amount of recovery for victims of discrimination. The agency also...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 8, 2021 | Discrimination, Equal Pay, OFCCP
The Department of Labor (DOL) has reached a settlement with Google LLC to resolve allegations of compensation and hiring discrimination. Announced February 1st, 2021, Google will pay over $3.8 million to more than 5,500 current employees and job applicants. The news...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Discrimination, Executive Orders, POTUS, Title VII
On January 20th, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 13988 into law. The EO, as issued, expands sex discrimination prohibitions under both Title VII and Title IX. Specifically, the EO states sex discrimination can include discrimination on the...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 2, 2021 | Discrimination, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors, POTUS
Updated February 2nd, 2021 – (Originally Posted January 22nd, 2021) On January 20th, 2021, after taking office, President Joseph R. Biden overturned Executive Order (EO) 13950. Named “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” EO 13950 prohibited federal contractors...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 15, 2020 | DHS, Discrimination, DOJ, DOL, Executive Orders
On December 14th, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a joint final rule to implement an Executive Order (EO) affecting faith-based organizations. In conjunction with eight other agencies, the DOL implemented President Donald Trump’s EO 13831 from May 2018....
by Editorial Staff | Dec 8, 2020 | Discrimination, EEO-1, EEOC
On December 2nd, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched a new interactive tool called “EEOC Explore.” EEOC Explore is a data query and mapping tool that gives users the most current aggregate EEO-1 data publicly available. Users can...
