Title VII (The Civil Rights Act of 1964)

New and Updated

• Date:

  October 5, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Activision Blizzard Settles Sex Discrimination and Harassment Claims for $18M

  Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million and take other actions to settle sexual discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  EEO - Discrimination: North Carolina

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance.

• Date:

  September 8, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Paramour Preference at Work Did Not Violate Title VII, 9th Circuit Rules

  A supervisor's favoritism for a romantic partner in employment decisions does not constitute sex discrimination, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has held.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Prepare and File an EEO-1 Report Component 1

  Enhanced to add information on reporting remote workers and employees who identify as non-binary.

• Date:

  August 19, 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Top Four Accommodation Strategies HR Needs to Know Now

  In this 60-minute webinar, attorney Jonathan Hyman, explores employers' legal obligation to provide accommodations, both under the ADA for employees' physical and mental impairments to enable them to perform the essential functions of their jobs, and under Title VII for employees' sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, and observance.

• Date:

  August 12, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Federal Jury Awards $500,000 to Female Employee Passed Over for Promotion

  A federal jury in Florida has awarded $500,000 in punitive damages for sex discrimination to a female sales manager at a Harley-Davidson dealership who was allegedly denied promotion to a general manager role because of her gender.

• Date:

  August 10, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Former Tesla Employee Victimized by N-Word Wins Big Arbitration Award

  Tesla must pay about $1 million to a former employee who claimed two supervisors called him the N-word and that his complaints about their conduct were ignored, an arbitrator has ruled.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Comply With EEOC Return-to-Work Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Updated to reflect revised EEOC guidance on vaccinations.

• Date:

  January 21, 2021

  Type:

  News

  LGBTQ Rights, Racial Equity Among President Biden's First Executive Orders

  Directives on LGBTQ rights and racial equity were among the executive orders President Biden issued during a busy first 24 hours in office.

• Date:

  December 7, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Transgender Supreme Court Bias Case Settles for $250,000

  The Michigan employer that lost a landmark Supreme Court case in June involving a transgender former funeral home director has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle the dispute.