Category: Discrimination
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…
California Supreme Court Imposes FEHA Liability on Agents of Employers
In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court has determined that third-party business agents of a certain size can now be directly liable for violations…
Comments Open for EEOC’s Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Rules
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The public has…
What Three Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for California Businesses
Just before the U.S. Supreme Court broke for recess at the end of June, it issued several landmark decisions, some of which have caught the…
U.S. Supreme Court Updates Federal Religious Accommodation Test
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously revised Title VII’s religious accommodation and “undue hardship” analysis — the first decision to address the…
