Civil Rights

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Aug
26
2016
Arizona Attorney General Intervenes in Serial Arizonans with Disabilities Act Cases Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
23
2016
Bathroom Chronicles: Texas Judge Stops Government From Imposing Transgender Student Guidelines on Schools Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
23
2016
Michigan Federal Court Dismisses on Religious Freedom Grounds EEOC’s Title VII Suit on Behalf of Fired Transgender Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2016
Massachusetts Enacts Transgender Restroom Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
19
2016
Office for Civil Rights to Increase Investigations of Smaller HIPAA Breaches Mintz
Aug
18
2016
Office for Civil Rights to More Widely Investigate Breaches Affecting Fewer than 500 Individuals von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Aug
17
2016
Wal-Mart to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
12
2016
Seventh Circuit Addresses EEOC’s Stance that Sexual Orientation is Protected by Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
4
2016
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Not Protected by Title VII, Seventh Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
4
2016
HHS Final Rule Extends Anti-Discrimination Protection to Transgender Patients Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit: Title VII Offers No Protection Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Panel Finds That Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation Bias Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
2
2016
Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Title VII to Sexual Orientation Bias Claims Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
29
2016
Massachusetts Prepares to Toughen Pay Equity Requirements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
28
2016
Federal Agencies Focusing on Religious Discrimination in the Workplace Polsinelli PC
Jul
28
2016
Cleveland Law Allows Transgender Employees to Use Restroom Associated With Gender Identity Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
25
2016
EEOC: Title VII Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
22
2016
North Carolina Governor Keeps ‘Bathroom Bill’ Mostly Intact, Pending Court Review Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
15
2016
Divided En Banc Court Overrules FOIA Precedent Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2016
Bill Criminalizing “Revenge Porn” Introduced in Congress Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
12
2016
Update Company Policies for Transgendered Employees Polsinelli PC
Jun
24
2016
District of Columbia Office of Human Rights Publishes Best Practices Guide Regarding Transgender Workers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
22
2016
Websites Must be Accessible to the Blind to Comply with the ADA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
19
2016
Newark Port Automobile Processing Facility to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
15
2016
OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Rule Expands Employee Protections Based on Pregnancy, Caregiver Status, and Gender Identity Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
14
2016
OFCCP Releases Updated Sex Discrimination Rule Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
12
2016
Peters' Bakery to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
9
2016
Colorado Expands Pregnancy Discrimination Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
9
2016
The Letter ... DOE and DOJ Warn School Districts Regarding Transgender Students von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun
9
2016
New ACA Nondiscrimination Rules: Protecting Individuals Against Sex Discrimination Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
7
2016
Key Implications of Fourth Circuit’s Denial of En Banc Review of Pro-Transgender Ruling Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
6
2016
Colorado’s New Pregnancy Accommodation Law Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
4
2016
Right to be Forgotten – French High Courts Disagree Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
2
2016
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act: New Pregnancy Provision Taking Effect in August Polsinelli PC
Jun
2
2016
EEOC Releases Final Wellness Program Regulations Related to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
2
2016
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jun
2
2016
Increasing Legal Scrutiny of Website Accessibility in the Real Estate Industry Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
2
2016
Transgender and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
2
2016
Law Firm Targeting Colleges Alleging ADA Noncompliant Websites Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
31
2016
Advancing Opportunity for All in the Tech Industry U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
30
2016
Zoo Printing Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
27
2016
Departments of Education and Justice Release Guidance on Maintaining Nondiscriminatory Educational Communities for Transgender Students Faegre Drinker
May
25
2016
Maryland Expands Equal Pay Law to Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination, Require Pay Transparency Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
20
2016
Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
19
2016
Unlike Godot, ADA Leave Guidance Arrives from EEOC Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
18
2016
California Assembly Approves Measure Requiring Single-Occupancy Restrooms to Be Designated “All Gender” Proskauer Rose LLP
May
17
2016
New Department of Education and DOJ Guidance Issued Regarding Transgender Students Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
17
2016
Seventh Circuit Rules on Accommodation and Causal Connection Needed for ADA Claims Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May
14
2016
U.S. Departments of Justice and Education Issue ‘Significant Guidance’ on Transgender Rights under Title IX Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
14
2016
A Notable Week Indeed – From OSHA to Trade Secrets to ADA Accommodations and Transgender Rights! Faegre Drinker
 

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