by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 22, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, Latest News
On August 15th, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit against an international remote-first technology company for disability discrimination against a deaf applicant. Briefly, the suit claims that the company violated federal law...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2023 | age discrimination, Artificial Intelligence, Civil Rights Act, Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, Title VII
In what may be the first discrimination suit involving artificial intelligence (AI), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a notice of settlement and request for a consent decree in an AI discrimination case. The agency’s lawsuit alleged...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2023 | Discrimination, Latest News
Recently, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the California Civil Rights Council’s (CRD’s) modifications to the state’s Fair Chance Act (FCA or “Ban the Box”) and related regulations that pertain to employment background checks in California....
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, PWFA, reasonable accommodation
Over a month after the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule to implement the PWFA. The EEOC posted the proposed rule on August 7th, 2023. Subsequently, it will be...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 1, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
On July 26th, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employees and applicants with visual disabilities. The EEOC released the guidance on the 33rd Anniversary...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 26, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
Earlier this year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Annual Performance Report and Charge Statistics for fiscal year 2022, which showed a sudden increase in charges of religious discrimination. The number of religious-based charges...