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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Why Retain Lubin Austermuehle for Your Title IX Case Against a Your College or University?
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Experience: Lubin Austermuehle has specific experience dealing with Title IX cases, which involve allegations of sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence in educational settings. Their familiarity with such cases can be…
Inside Class Actions
Employers Beware: New Wave of Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act Litigation
By Thea McCullough, Kathryn Cahoy
Likely spurred by plaintiffs’ recent successes in cases under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), a new wave of class actions is emerging under Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”).…
PrawfsBlawg
The AAUP Continues Its Policy of Antisemitism Denial
Main Tuesday, May 07, 2024The AAUP Continues Its Policy of Antisemitism DenialAs an AAUP member, I recently received an email from President Irene Mulvey regarding the "Crisis on Campus." She…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Fourth Circuit Rules that State Health Care Insurance Plans Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care
By Tracy Thomas
Washington Post, Court Says State Health-Care Plans Can't Exclude Gender-Affirming SurgeryA federal appellate court in Richmond became the first in the country to rule that state health-care plans must pay…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Finalizes Rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
By Evandro Gigante, Atoyia Harris, Laura Fant, L.D. Jones
On April 19, 2024, the EEOC published its final rule regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees or…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Issues New, Expanded Anti‑Harassment Guidance
The EEOC has released new anti-harassment guidance. Per the EEOC's press release: "The guidance, approved by a majority vote of the Commission, reflects the EEOC’s commitment to protecting persons who…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
2024 Title IX Regulation Update, Part I: Grievance Procedures for Resolving Complaints of Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment
By By: Lisa Karen Atkins, Bethany S. Wagner
Quick Hits Title IX final regulations addressing grievance procedures for the resolution of complaints of sex-based harassment no longer require live hearings. Title IX coordinators or investigators can be decisionmakers,…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
Angela Reddock-Wright on Uber Eats AI Discrimination Lawsuit
Artificial intelligence has permeated every aspect of life, especially in the workplace. One of the areas that have been impacted the most is employer hiring practices. However, the introduction of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Book Review, Kerri Stone’s, Panes of the Glass Ceiling
By Tracy Thomas
Rona Kaufman Kitchen, Feminist Legal Theory and Stone's Panes of the Glass Ceiling, 17 FIU L. Rev. 771 (2023). In her book, Panes of the Glass Ceiling: The Unspoken Beliefs…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, April 19, 2024
SCOTUS: “Significant” Harm Not Necessary to Advance Title VII Claims. On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that could increase plaintiffs’ abilities to…