On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its comprehensive “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other […]
EEOC Releases Guidance Addressing Artificial Intelligence and the Potential for Disparate Impact Discrimination Concerns Under Title VII
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released new “Questions and Answers” guidance on “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used […]
DOJ and EEOC Ask Supreme Court to Clarify What Employment Actions Can Be the Basis for a Title VII Discrimination Suit
On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis on the limited question of if “Title VII prohibit[s] discrimination in transfer […]
EEOC Settles First AI-Discrimination Lawsuit
On August 9, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the settlement of the agency’s first lawsuit involving the alleged discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in […]
EEOC Hits “Rewind”: What the Rescission of Harassment Guidance Means for Employers | FordHarrison
The EEOC recently rescinded its 2024 workplace harassment guidance, removing a key resource many employers relied on for interpreting federal anti-discrimination laws. While the underlying legal obligations have […]
EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “Guidance”). The Guidance—the first issued by […]
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Data Collection and Cautions Employers There Is No “Diversity Exception” to Title VII
Updated August 6, 2025. On August 1, 2025, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division announced it had terminated a 1981 court-ordered consent degree in Luevano v. Ezell. The press release […]
President Trump Removes EEOC and NLRB Officials
May 27, 2025 Update. On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court issued an order granting President Trump’s request to stay decisions by the lower courts that enjoined the […]
EEOC and DOJ Intensify Focus on Ensuring Non Discrimination Against Americans Based on their National Origin
By: Camille A. Olson, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Dawn M. Lurie This alert was first published as an update on November 24. Employers that include foreign talent as […]
Perkins Coie Injunction Doesn’t Bar EEOC From Investigating Other Law Firms, Judge Clarifies
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell of the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted a government motion for clarification regarding her permanent injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order […]