Category: Discrimination
Age-Related Litigation, Challenges in Today’s Workplace
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss age-related litigation and…
Pride Month: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Every June, Pride Month not only celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning, plus other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) and their contributions…
Reminder: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Regulations Start June 18
On April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule implementing the 2023 federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). And on…
EEOC Releases Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its updated “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” This new guidance updates,…
Supreme Court Says Lateral Job Transfer Can Be Discriminatory Under Federal Law
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that a lateral job transfer can be discriminatory under Title VII when the transfer brought some…
What Employers Can Learn From EEOC’s Enforcement Efforts
Discrimination in the workplace is, unfortunately, alive and well. In fiscal year 2022, for example, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 73,485 discrimination…
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Regulations Approved
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publish its final rule implementing the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) — a…
Prevent Halloween Horrors This Year
This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, and with a record number of people planning to participate in related festivities (73 percent, according to the…
Podcast Examines AI’s Workplace Opportunities, Challenges
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, and Peter Bittner, award-winning multimedia journalist and artificial intelligence (AI) consultant, discuss…
EEOC’s New Five-Year Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP)
On September 21, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for fiscal years 2024 through 2028. As previously…
