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  1. 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…

  2. Employment & Labor

    EEOC Update: The Commission Issues A Rare Opinion Letter Interpreting Requirements For Pattern Or Practice Claims

    By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

    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…

  3. The Right Coast

    I Was Never Trump. Not Anymore. – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. Musings of Chief Justice Chivenge

    DO NOT TOUCH MY HAIR

    By Lilleonah Chivenge

    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…

  7. Labor Law Prof Blog

    Flake on Sports-Spectator Harassment

    By Workplace Prof

    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…

  8. 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…

  9. Religion Clause

    11th Circuit Invalidates School’s Rule On Transgender Bathroom Assignments

    By Howard Friedman

    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…

  10. Consumer Finance Monitor

    Financial Institution Regulators Address Financial Inclusion, Expansion of Access to Credit, and Further Consumer Protection from Discrimination

    By Lori J. Sommerfield

    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…