Civil Rights

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May
6
2016
DOJ Clicks “Refresh” on Proposed Title II Website Accessibility Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
6
2016
Oxford, Alabama, City Council Repeals Bathroom Ordinance Targeting Transgender Individuals Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
6
2016
EEOC Warns US Employers That State Law Cannot Be Used to Justify Transgender Discrimination Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
6
2016
Transgender Bathroom Access Addressed in New EEOC Fact Sheet Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
5
2016
NYC Ban on Caregiver Status Discrimination is Now in Effect; Employers Must Think Carefully About its Impact Mintz
May
5
2016
Department of Justice Warns Governor that North Carolina LGBT Law is Unlawful Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
4
2016
EEOC Stresses Title VII Bars Discrimination against Transgender Workers, Including Regarding Bathroom Access Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
3
2016
Age Discrimination in West Virginia: I May be Old, but I'm Still "Substantially Younger" Than You Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
3
2016
DOJ Restarts ADA Title II Web Accessibility Rulemaking Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
28
2016
Sixth Circuit Rules on $200,000 Back Pay Issue Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
26
2016
DOJ Launches New Online Resource Regarding Accessible Technology Issues Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
25
2016
Game-Changer in Debate over Title IX and Gender Identity Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
25
2016
Pennsylvania Governor Issues Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Rights Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
22
2016
Courts Slowly Clarifying Colleges' Obligations Under Title IX Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
22
2016
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr
18
2016
Massachusetts Federal Court Says Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Hospital Worker Does Not Violate Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
18
2016
Connection to Someone With a Disability is Nearly Identical to an Actual Disability Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
13
2016
Accessibility of Retailer Websites Under Americans with Disabilities Act Faegre Drinker
Apr
13
2016
National Equal Pay Day 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
7
2016
Morbid Obesity, Not Necessarily a Disability Under Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
7
2016
Bank of America Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
6
2016
Workplace Discrimination: Don't Call a Transgender Employee "It" Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
6
2016
EEOC Files Suit Targeting Employment Application “Health History” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
31
2016
Amendments to New York City’s Human Rights Law Strengthen Protections in Employment, Public Accommodations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
30
2016
New York City Expands Protections of Its Human Rights Law and Provides for Agency Awards of Attorney’s Fees to Complainants Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
29
2016
North Carolina Legislation Removes LGBT Protections and Possible Wrongful Termination Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
29
2016
Recent Federal Decisions Support Viability of Transgender Discrimination Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
27
2016
How Wisconsin’s Reversal of Decades-Old Ban on Switchblades and Knives Applies to Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
25
2016
EEOC Takes Stronger Stance in Support of LBGTQ Employee Rights in the Workplace Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
23
2016
Courts in New Jersey Continue to Endorse “Awkward Theory” of Individual Liability in New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) Cases Faegre Drinker
Mar
16
2016
Muslim Teacher May Proceed With National Origin Hostile Work Environment Claim Holland & Hart LLP
Mar
16
2016
Possible Amendment to New Jersey’s Anti-Discrimination Law Would Likely Mean More Claims, Greater Liability Risks, and Larger Damages Awards Faegre Drinker
Mar
15
2016
California Employers: Get Ready for New FEHC Regulations Effective April 1st Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
14
2016
Hostile Work Environments and Sexual Orientation: EEOC Files First Federal Suits Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
12
2016
New York City Mandates Bathroom Access Consistent with Gender Identity Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
 

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