December 09, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOJ Drops Disparate Impact, Affirmative Action From Title VI Rules

The Justice Department has amended its regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit only intentional discrimination and to eliminate coverage of disparate impact claims. The revisions also eliminate Title VI regulations authorizing affirmative action and limit the scope of the rules prohibiting employment discrimination. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based...
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December 04, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

$10 Million Settlement Warns Against Judging Sincerity Of Religious Beliefs

The University of Colorado medical school will pay more than $10 million to settle claims from 18 employees and students who allege that the school’s COVID-19 vaccination exemption policy was unconstitutional. The school’s policy required evidence that an employee’s religion forbids immunization and rejected employee COVID-19 immunization exemption requests that it deemed personal or not part of a recognized belief...
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December 04, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Fact Sheet On Discrimination Against American Workers Needn’t Be Posted But Should Be Followed

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a fact sheet about discrimination against American workers. The EEOC is not mandating that employers post the new fact sheet or its recent guidance on DEI-related discrimination. However, these documents signal the EEOC’s enforcement priorities and evolving interpretations of nondiscrimination laws. Therefore, employers should review their workplace policies and be on the watch for...
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December 01, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Focuses on Protecting American Workers From Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a fact sheet and refreshed its national origin discrimination resources, underscoring a renewed federal focus on protecting American workers from unlawful bias. While the guidance does not introduce new legal standards, it reinforces that Title VII strictly prohibits employers from favoring foreign applicants or employees — including those with specific visa statuses — over American...
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November 26, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Sixth Circuit Rules Section 504 Bars Retaliation Claims

Retaliation claims may not be filed under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled November 21 in Smith v. Michigan Department of Corrections. Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination by entities receiving federal financial assistance. Although Section 504 incorporates the Americans with Disabilities Act employment discrimination standards, the Smith panel found no...
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October 30, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Panuccio Sworn In As EEOC Commissioner, Restoring Agency Quorum That Could Reshape Policy Direction

Brittany Panuccio was sworn in as a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission October 27. This restores the agency’s quorum and gives it a Republican majority for the first time since 2022. Panuccio will serve through 2029, joining Acting Chair Andrea Lucas (Republican) and Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal (Democrat) on the Commission. With two vacancies remaining, the Commission now holds...
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October 14, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit With Enterprise Leasing For $1.8 Million

Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida will pay $1.8 million to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced September 25. Enterprise Leasing Company operates National, Enterprise, and Alamo car rental services in Florida. The settlement ends a federal suit — EEOC v. Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida — charging that the rental car company since at least 2019...
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September 04, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Retains Authority To Investigate Even After Charging Party Sues, Second Circuit Rules

The EEOC retains its authority to investigate a charge even after it issues a right-to-sue letter and the charging party sues, the Second Circuit held August 25 in EEOC v. AAM Holding Corp. In this case, an employee received a right-to-sue letter and filed a separate suit while her employers were appealing a district court order upholding an EEOC subpoena. The...
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September 03, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

CWC Supports Simplification of Registered Apprenticeship EEO Regulations

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has filed comments with the Department of Labor supporting DOL’s proposed simplification of the equal employment opportunity rules for registered apprenticeship sponsors. CWC emphasized that the current regulatory regime is rooted in the system predating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and that requiring detailed affirmative action plans, especially after...
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August 26, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Guidance to Federal Agencies Emphasizes Importance of Maintaining Proactive EEO Plans

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released FAQs reminding federal agencies that they must submit equal employment opportunity (EEO) plans in adherence to Management Directive 715. MD-715 sets standards for the EEO programs required of federal agencies by Title VII and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Its goal is to ensure equal employment opportunities for applicants and employees in the...
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