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Discrimination
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Religion Clause
California Governor Vetoes Bill Explicitly Barring Caste Discrimination
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsome vetoed Senate Bill 403 (veto message). The bill would have explicitly outlawed discrimination on the basis of caste. The Governor's message said that caste discrimination…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 33: Ninth Circuit Revives Mask Policy Bias Suit
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Brittany Wunderlich with their discussion of a Ninth Circuit’s ruling…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Releases Proposed Workplace Harassment Enforcement Guidance
Further to Friday’s post, the proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace communicates the EEOC’s current position on such issues as causation: was the conduct based on a legally-protected…
Consumer Finance Monitor
This week’s podcast episode: Federal court rules CFPB cannot use UDAAP authority to regulate discrimination: a close look at the decision and its implications
In March 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it had revised its examination manual to instruct its examiners to apply the “unfairness” standard under the Consumer Financial Protection…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Homophobic Slurs Spurs EEOC Action
Employers, allowing employees to make homophobic comments unchecked may just get you sued. On September 22, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #688: the “(not) Progressives” edition
Misgendering a transgender employee + forcing him to out himself to his coworkers + passing him over for a promotion + subjecting him to an unwanted office transfer + scrutinizing…
Employment Law Lookout
Behind the EEOC Curtain: EEOC’s New Strategic Enforcement Plan Reveals Agency Priorities
By Christopher Kelleher, Rachel See, Christopher DeGroff, and Andrew Scroggins Seyfarth Synopsis: An essential read for any employer, the EEOC’s final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023. The SEP identifies the…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Anti-Racism and Exempt Organizations
The American Alliance for Equal Rights, the descendants and members of which have been virtually silent about unequal rights for 400 years, is suing the Fearless Fund Foundation, Inc. That exempt…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Trans Animus Under an Equal Protection Analysis
By Tracy Thomas
Scott Skinner-Thompson, Trans Animus, Boston College L.Rev. (forthcoming) Anti-transgender legislation is sweeping the nation with devastating consequences for trans lives. Each piece of legislation is generally challenged in isolation and conceptualized…
California Employment Law Update
Business Entity Agents Of Employer Share Potential FEHA Liability
By Tony Oncidi
Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Med. Group, 2023 WL 5341067 (Cal. S. Ct. 2023) The Ninth Circuit certified to the California Supreme Court the question of whether FEHA’s definition of “employer”…