The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s combined FY 2025 Agency Performance Report and FY 2027 Agency Performance Plan signals a clear shift in enforcement priorities under Chair Andrea Lucas.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s combined FY 2025 Agency Performance Report and FY 2027 Agency Performance Plan signals a clear shift in enforcement priorities under Chair Andrea Lucas.
Read MoreMajor retailer Target is making big changes to its dress code for associates. It’s part of an effort to upgrade the look and feel of the stores for customers.
Read MoreBeginning June 30, 2027, employers cannot enter a noncompete agreement that would bar someone from practicing a lawful business or profession.
Read MoreIncluded are proposals that protect children from online exploitation and content creators from AI digital theft.
Read MoreA new executive order issued March 26 ups the ante by targeting racially discriminatory DEI activities in federal contracts and subcontracts. It also beefs up enforcement.
Read MoreFederal contractors will have to do more than certify that they don’t engage in racial discrimination. They must also show how they reached that conclusion, as they may need to conduct an EEO analysis to confirm they found no pattern or practice of disparate treatment or proxy discrimination based on race.
Read MoreA survey of more than 300 in-house lawyers, HR professionals and executives found that regulatory and political shifts are reshaping workplace priorities. Many employers say the evolving landscape has forced them to reconsider workforce strategies, compliance efforts and hiring plans as they try to navigate new federal and state policies.
Read MoreWhat about rules requiring employees to cover tattoos or remove facial and/or tongue jewelry during business hours and during patient interactions? We would like our employees to present a very professional appearance and feel like these things don’t reflect that.
Read MoreBack in 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became the first agency or court to conclude that Title VII’s sex-discrimination provisions included protection for individuals whose gender identity did not align with their sex assigned at birth. Fast-forward to 2026, and the same agency has overturned that decision.
Read MoreYou may think an employee is sending work and videoconferencing in from a known location, but your staff may be operating from anywhere in the world. And that can create tax and other problems for those workers and the company that employs them.
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