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Fifth Circuit Reverses Stance on Title VII Claims: A Single Epithet Could Support Hostile Work Environment Claim

In a recent case, Woods v. Cantrell, the Fifth Circuit departed from its previous stance that a single instance of epithets cannot support Title VII claims. In Woods, an employee filed a hostile work environment …

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REMINDER: Employers with 100 or More Employees Must Submit EEO-1 Component 2 Information by September 30!

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced the 2019 EEO-1 Component 2 portal is open.  If you are an employer with 100 or more employees, you are required to electronically file Component 2.   Component 2 …

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Anti-Harassment Laws in New York Are Getting Stricter

New York State continues to lead the charge in enacting expansive discrimination protections for employees.  In its latest move, the State passed a law which the Governor signed extending broad anti-harassment protections to employees of …

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Retaliation Still Rocking First Place for EEOC Charges Filed

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watchdog for employment discrimination claims, released their long awaited charge statistics for fiscal year 2018.  As we have written the last three years, retaliation claims continue to …

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Title VII Discrimination Claims Can Go Straight to Federal Court Rules Supreme Court

On Monday, June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled federal courts can hear discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act even if they are not first brought to the U.S. Equal …

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NYC Employers Take Notice: NYC Consumer Affairs Changes Name as it Launches a Worker Rights Campaign

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).  Simultaneously, the DCWP launched the “We Fight for Every Worker in NYC” campaign to encourage NYC …

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The Statement “Your People Eat Dogs” is Enough for Racial Bias Suit, says Washington District Court Judge

On April 16, a federal judge in Washington State rejected Royal Canin USA, LLC’s (“Royal Canin”) request for summary judgement in a suit filed by an ex Chinese-American employee claiming he was subjected to racial …

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Social Security Administration “No-Match” Letters are Back! Have You Gotten One?

The Social Security Administration (“SSA” or the “Agency”) has officially resumed issuing Employer Correction Requests, commonly known as social security number “no-match” letters. These letters, which alert employers of mismatches between submitted W-2 form information …

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