NEW for @BLaw : NEW: CA's first-of-its kind law codifying protections against intersectional discrimination claims fills in gaps left by conflicting rulings on related cases — even as it raises practical questions about how the law will play out in court.
https://t.co/log7ZuQA9a
My first story for @BLaw ⬇️
Lowe’s, Coors, and Ford are part of a growing list of companies restructuring employee resource groups as they scale back DEI programs — which could provide fodder for discrimination claims.
https://t.co/kGIGRhVbEO
Different employers pay massively different rates for the same service at the same hospital. It's not an issue of quality, but it does beg cost questions:
https://t.co/JMYbIpt744
Changes to worker categorization will equal new opportunities for the EEOC to analyze company data and investigate potential bias:
https://t.co/RAViAVj9ka
MENA EMERGES: People of Middle Eastern and North African descent can place themselves in a distinct group for the first time in US government data collection - story w/@RiddhiKSetty & @gardnerakayla https://t.co/EU7szr29b3 via @bbgequality#MENA#census
Large companies are beginning to disclose DEI programs and practices as a "risk factor" to shareholders in their 10-K forms-- story from @RiddhiKSetty and @Clara_fHudson
https://t.co/LyEt8LgIzg
New: Businesses challenging a new US Department of Labor worker classification rule will have their case before the same court that sided with them in past litigation over the Biden administration's previous efforts to regulate on independent contractor status.
$366M verdict_--> less than $300k. We look at how it happened and why some believe it's time to raise Title VII's cap on damages:
https://t.co/ZmH9Yyopjo
Sending #GovLove to our colleagues at the @USEEOC, who work with us to create more equitable workplaces, advance equal employment opportunities and help workers access good jobs.
Happy Third Anniversary of #Lawyercat day, for all who celebrate! Hard to believe it's only been three years since the phenomenon swept the globe! It's been used in hundreds of CLEs, and even now we hear echoes of "I'm here live. I'm not a cat!"
https://t.co/tskKRHchak
New employee case against J&J over inflated plan drug prices, citing PBMs as a big factor, could set off wave of imitators: https://t.co/BIjoM7uH9Y
Tomorrow's Fearless Fund oral arguments in the 11th Circuit may reveal a lot about the future of anti-DEI efforts in the courts:
https://t.co/3hoS8vY14U