New Jersey became the latest state to pass the so-called “ban-the-box” bill which, in general, prohibits an employer from inquiring about…

The Littler law firm recently issued a paper, noting the “swelling tide of class action litigation against employers under the [FCRA].” A…

SeyfarthShaw partner, Gerald Maatman, Jr., asks a very good question: Is The EEOC’s Role To Enforce The Law, Or Make New Law?

The Washington Legal Foundation recently issued a paper critical of the EEOC’s criminal history guidance.  According to the paper, the EEOC’s…

One of the most recent case against an employer alleged to have violated the Civil Rights Act violation for using criminal…

In November 2013, as noted in the Dallas Business Journal, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott [R] filed suit on Monday against…

In December 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed Commissioner Chai Feldblum to a second term at the EEOC on a largely, but…

In March 2014, the EEOC announced a joint publication with the FTC, of what the EEOC called in its news release two…

In March 2014, a U.S. magistrate in the U.S. District Court for North Carolina issued a sanction of $22,900 against the…

In April 2014, the EEOC solidly lost in a unanimous decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6thCircuit in…