EEOC Proposes Eliminating Workforce Demographic Data Reports
By a 2-1 vote along party lines, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving ahead with its proposal to eliminate workforce demographic data requirements. EEO-1 applies to employers with 100 or more employees and some federal contractors, and EEO-2 through EEO-6 impose similar requirements on labor unions, public schools, and state and local […]
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether Title IX Scope Extends to Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a case exploring the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Next term, the Supreme Court will determine whether employees of federally funded educational institutions have a private right of action for sex discrimination in the workplace. A ruling in the employees’ favor […]
Edward Jones Fights Back in Challenge to Diversity Program
A White male plaintiff has sued financial services firm Edward Jones over its “Goodknight” program, which allegedly incentivizes financial advisors to transition clients to female or other “diverse” advisors. The plaintiff in Winter v. Edward D. Jones & Co. claims that the company diversity program violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. According to […]
EEOC Eliminates Decades-Old Affirmative Action Guidelines
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently rescinded its affirmative action guidelines that had been in place for 40 years. According to the EEOC, the guidelines, as contained in a guide and compliance manual, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC also pointed to the guidelines as violating the […]
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of COVID Discrimination Case Against Airline
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a pandemic-era discrimination suit by a group of workers at a commercial airline and affiliated company. A Florida federal court judge previously ruled that the workers’ claim that the companies’ COVID-19 policies discriminated against […]