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EEOC at the Forefront of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Claims

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Kathy White, Esq.

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) distributed a memorandum reinforcing the agency’s position that discrimination based on sexual orientation, transgender status, and gender identity violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title Read more

The US DOL Wants Your Views about Working Women’s Issues

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Kathy White, Esq.

On February 26, the US Department of Labor (DOL) Women’s Bureau (WB) published a Notice proposing to conduct a survey about working women to identify employment issues and challenges currently facing women, including their perceptions on career choice and overall equity in the workplace, and also to explore the factors that contribute to women leaving Read more