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EEOC issues decision allowing federal agencies to restrict bathroom use for trans workers

Employees may be limited to bathrooms that correspond with their assigned gender at birth.


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New executive order targets workplace civil rights protections

The DOJ and EEOC will no longer enforce disparate-impact liability rules, potentially opening the door for more workplace discrimination at government agencies and elsewhere.


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Legislative lowdown: EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases

The EEOC has indicated it won’t prioritize workplace bias cases filed by transgender individuals, but discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees remains illegal.


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What HR leaders should know as the Supreme Court considers the background circumstances rule

Arguments in the “reverse discrimination” case ‘Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services’ begin Feb. 26.


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The Supreme Court adds reverse discrimination case to its next session

The court will rule on the standard that must be met for workplace discrimination suits brought by a member of a majority group.


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Legislative lowdown: EEOC files first lawsuit to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

A semi-trailer and commercial trucking manufacturer denied a pregnant worker’s request to transfer to a role that didn’t require her to lie on her stomach, the EEOC alleges.


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Texas judge strikes down EEOC protections for queer and transgender workers

The right to work without discrimination for being LGBTQ was guaranteed in 2020—but there’s still a lot of debate over what that means.

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