The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued guidelines that label Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace as discriminatory if they adversely impact employees based on factors such as race, sex, age, or other...
The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal decision that may have a pronounced effect on workplace discrimination litigation under federal law. The court, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, ruled that individuals from majority groups suing for...
Discrimination lawsuits and complaints in behalf of transgender individuals against Georgia agencies have cost the state at least $4.1 million over the past 10 years, according to a recent report. An analysis of state worker claims conducted by The Atlanta...
Unlike many other states, Georgia does not have a comprehensive anti-discrimination law that shields private employees. Instead, those who work for private companies must rely on federal laws, which are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
Can U.S. employees be fired for being gay? If the answer was “yes” before, it moved a lot closer to “no”, as President Obama recently signed a new executive order aimed at ending LGBT discrimination in the federal workplace. Each month seems to bring a new headline in...
In a groundbreaking new ruling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia suggests that discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While the decision isn’t binding outside...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced two decisions, Vance v. Ball State University, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, which make it more difficult for workers to prove they suffered employment discrimination. In Vance, the Court...
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires group health plans to offer continuation coverage to employees, former employees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children, known as “qualifying beneficiaries,” when group health coverage would...
A trade secret is information regarding a valuable and unique method or technique that a business employs. Your trade secrets are the key to the success of your business. In order to invoke legal protections for these secrets, a business must make an effort to...