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GT L&E Blog
Department of Health and Human Services’ LGBTQ+ Discrimination Rule Blocked by Eastern District of New York
By Tiffany S. Fordyce, Laura Luisi
On August 17, 2020, the Eastern District of New York granted the Plaintiffs’ request for a stay and a preliminary injunction precluding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Employment & Labor
EEOC Update: The Commission Issues A Rare Opinion Letter Interpreting Requirements For Pattern Or Practice Claims
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex S. Oxyer Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 3, 2020, the EEOC issued an opinion letter (only its second of…
The Right Coast
I Was Never Trump. Not Anymore. – WSJ
As an educator, I especially appreciate that the president has stood firm against the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and signed an executive order combating anti-Semitism on college campuses. His…
Employment Law Letter
Register Now For Sexual Harassment Prevention Webinar Training
By Daniel Schwartz, Keegan Drenosky
There are less than 30 days until the October 1, 2020* deadline for Connecticut employers to complete sexual harassment prevention training for all employees - supervisory and non-supervisory - as mandated by the…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Toward Equality: Bostock v. Clayton County and the future of the MHRA
By Minnesota State Bar Association
<em>By Laura Farley<br /> <br /> </em> <p><img src="https://www.mnbar.org/sf_images/default-source/publications/Bench-Bar/0920-rainbow-tie-300.jpg?sfvrsn=2" data-displaymode="Original" alt="0920-Rainbow-Tie-300" title="0920-Rainbow-Tie-300" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 15px;" />On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court clarified the breadth…
Musings of Chief Justice Chivenge
DO NOT TOUCH MY HAIR
Hair is a marker for various ethnic, religious, cultural, gender and racial indications. Hair has been used to denote religion, status, wealth, marital status and age. Hair and identity are…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Flake on Sports-Spectator Harassment
Dallan Flake (ONU) has just posted on SSRN his article Protecting Professional Athletes from Spectator Harassment. I had the pleasure of reading an earlier draft and highly recommend it. Here's…
The Faculty Lounge
Anti-Zionism at the University of Southern California
This statement was issued by the Alliance for Academic Freedom, of which I am a member: ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A ZIONIST? By: The Alliance for…
Religion Clause
11th Circuit Invalidates School’s Rule On Transgender Bathroom Assignments
In Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida, (11th Cir., Aug. 7, 2020), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals by a 2-1 vote held that a Florida…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Financial Institution Regulators Address Financial Inclusion, Expansion of Access to Credit, and Further Consumer Protection from Discrimination
Since early June 2020 when cries for racial justice resulted in a period of social unrest in the U.S., federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps…