Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Phoenix District Office held a webinar on Selected Emerging and Developing Issues. The presentation emphasized EEOC’s prioritization of new and developing legal concepts and difficult and complex subject matter. Current EEOC investigators
On May 12, 2022, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its first guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence in employment, titled The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to
On March 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laufer v. Acheson Hotels[1] to decide this very issue. Deborah Laufer, who has various physical impairments, is a serial litigant who has filed hundreds of ADA lawsuits
On March 23, 2023, the EEOC announced a conciliation agreement with DHI Group, Inc. (“DHI”)—a company that operates a job-search website (Dice.com) for technology professionals. The conciliation arose out of multiple national discrimination charges that had been filed against DHI
Website accessibility lawsuits brought under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) are no longer novel or rare, and it looks like they are here to stay. Brought on behalf of blind or visually impaired individuals who allege they cannot sufficiently
On March 13, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual performance report for 2022. The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing numerous federal employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the
The recent US Supreme Court decision in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt has significant implications for employers in industries that commonly pay employees using salaried day rates, such as construction, healthcare, and energy. The Court held that to
In August 2022, the Biden Administration declared Monkeypox a national public health emergency. Follow the link below to an article that answers the questions: What is Monkeypox, and how can employers be proactive in addressing this new public health emergency.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced the results of a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) based on the EEOC’s pay data collection, which was completed in 2020. Follow the link below
In 2022, the Colorado Legislature enacted major changes to how employers can present and enforce noncompete agreements with employees. To learn more, follow the link below:
Get Your Employment Agreements and Notice Forms Ready – Colorado’s New Noncompete Statute Takes
