EEOC Issues Opinion Letter on Section 707 of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an opinion letter in response to a request from a member...
View ArticleAppeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Ex-Offender Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 21, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals for the Western District of New York affirmed the dismissal by a district court’s...
View ArticleEEOC Requests Public Comment on Changes to Conciliation Process
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 9, 2020, the Federal Register published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleEEOC Launches New Process for Requesting Formal Opinion Letters
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 8, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the launching of a new process for the public to...
View ArticleEEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Assistance Publication to Address Vaccinations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication...
View ArticleEEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance with Information on Vaccinations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 28, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded guidance related to the Coronavirus...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Claims Walmart Background Check Policy is Discriminatory
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Walmart Inc. is facing a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit that claims “the nation’s largest employer discriminates against Black and...
View ArticleEEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance with More Questions about Vaccinations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 13, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its guidance titled “What You Should Know...
View ArticleEEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance on Religious Objections to Vaccinations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 25, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its guidance on “What You Should Know...
View ArticleEEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Cover Retaliation and Interference
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 17, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its guidance on “What You Should Know...
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