The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to erase, rather than modify, detailed harassment guidance increases uncertainty by creating a compliance gap that the agency's Republican leadership isn't likely to fill, experts say.
The Third Circuit on Tuesday upheld Duquesne University's win over a suit by a former gift officer in his 60s who claimed he was discriminated against when his boss shifted work to a younger colleague, saying he failed to point to a comparable co-worker who received more favorable treatment.
An Illinois federal judge refused to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a flooring company allowed a gay employee to endure frequent harassment that included co-workers tying him to a chair, ruling the suit had enough detail to stay in court.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to erase, rather than modify, detailed harassment guidance increases uncertainty by creating a compliance gap that the agency's Republican leadership isn't likely to fill, experts say.
The Third Circuit on Tuesday upheld Duquesne University's win over a suit by a former gift officer in his 60s who claimed he was discriminated against when his boss shifted work to a younger colleague, saying he failed to point to a comparable co-worker who received more favorable treatment.
An Illinois federal judge refused to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a flooring company allowed a gay employee to endure frequent harassment that included co-workers tying him to a chair, ruling the suit had enough detail to stay in court.
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January 28, 2026
A Sixth Circuit panel appeared unmoved Wednesday by Michigan Technological University's effort to undo a former professor's pregnancy bias win but also skeptical of resurrecting additional bias and pay disparity claims that had been trimmed from the case prior to trial.
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January 28, 2026
The Third Circuit reinstated a suit Wednesday from a job applicant who said a trucking company illegally rejected him because of a past armed robbery conviction, ruling that a Pennsylvania law that sets guardrails on the consideration of criminal histories in hiring applies to his case.
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January 28, 2026
A pair of seafood restaurants will pay $34,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sex harassment suit claiming the businesses allowed a male employee to continue working with a female colleague even after he had been arrested for exposing himself to her.
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January 27, 2026
A former Starbucks vice president who oversaw new equipment testing claims the company terminated her for raising concerns about the debut of the "Siren" drink-making system, including that maggots spawned in the machine without proper cleaning, according to a lawsuit launched Monday in Washington state court.
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January 28, 2026
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January 27, 2026
Citigroup moved Tuesday to compel arbitration of a former high-ranking director's sexual harassment and workplace discrimination claims, filing a petition in Texas federal court the day after the former executive sued the bank in New York.
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January 27, 2026
Two Taco Bell franchisees agreed to pay $100,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming they did not act swiftly enough to remove a supervisor who sexually harassed underage workers, according to a filing Tuesday in Michigan federal court.
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January 27, 2026
The Connecticut General Assembly's House Republican Office on Tuesday urged a state court judge to issue quick wins on a former Republican press secretary's discrimination and retaliation claims, saying neither an adverse employment action nor discipline occurred before the aide took an approved medical leave and resigned.
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January 27, 2026
Tyson Foods Inc. shouldn't dodge a proposed class action accusing the company of flouting meal and rest break requirements and not paying workers correctly, a worker told a Washington federal court Monday, arguing that she supported her claims well enough at this stage of the litigation.
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January 27, 2026
A former New Jersey state court judge urged a federal court to reconsider the dismissal of her federal civil rights claims against a municipality and its police director, arguing that the court wrongly imposed an excessive evidentiary bar and misread a record of constitutionally deficient internal affairs investigations.
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January 27, 2026
A former Wells Fargo director has asked the Fourth Circuit not to scrap his $22.1 million Americans with Disabilities Act verdict, arguing the bank failed to address one of his state law claims on appeal and can't rewrite how the jury weighed conflicting evidence and testimony.
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January 27, 2026
A split Third Circuit panel reinstated a religious bias suit claiming Geisinger Medical Center illegally required workers who opposed its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to undergo nasal testing, saying the employees should have been allowed to explore whether a chemical in the nasal swabs made that accommodation unreasonable.
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January 27, 2026
A Second Circuit panel appeared split Tuesday on whether an anti-abortion group challenging a New York state law that bars employers from penalizing workers based on their reproductive health decisions has standing to challenge the law as unconstitutional.
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January 27, 2026
A key House Democrat warned that policy shifts by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are taking the agency in the wrong direction, calling out the rescission of harassment guidance, an about-face on disparate impact enforcement and a call for white men to lodge bias claims.
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January 27, 2026
Massachusetts' top appellate court ruled Tuesday that a former employee of a Boston community college was entitled to whistleblower protections for reporting that the college had not told the U.S. Department of Education about an alleged sexual assault, even though he shared in the reporting responsibility.
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January 27, 2026
A Jack in the Box franchisee will pay $50,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sexual harassment suit claiming the business stood by while a male general manager masturbated in front of female workers and groped them on the job.
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January 26, 2026
A former high-ranking director at Citigroup says she was "debased and humiliated" by false workplace rumors that she pursued sexual relations with a superior in order to secure a promotion, alleging in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court on Monday that persistent misogynistic culture at the investment bank forced her out of a job.
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January 26, 2026
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters urged a D.C. federal court to dismiss a former employee's suit alleging she was subjected to a hostile work environment and forced to resign due to her age and disability, arguing that a release in a separation agreement she signed "unambiguously covers" her claims.
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January 26, 2026
A Black ticketing staffer for the Tampa Bay Lightning has faced retaliation and a hostile work environment because of his race, he alleged in a federal lawsuit against the hockey team's ownership group.
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January 26, 2026
A McDonald's franchisee in Oklahoma has agreed to pay $80,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing it of failing to remove a manager who sexually harassed and threatened to rape a female teenage employee, according to an Oklahoma federal court filing.
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January 26, 2026
An Illinois federal jury sided with the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday over a former employee's claim that he was illegally terminated for noncompliance with the agency's COVID-19 vaccine mandate after the agency flatly rejected his religion-based exemption request without meaningfully trying to accommodate it.
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January 26, 2026
A New Jersey state appeals panel ruled Monday that despite a valid arbitration pact, a worker who said security logistics company Brink's failed to take action when colleagues called her gendered slurs may still be entitled to her day in court.
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January 26, 2026
A Chicago federal judge on Monday denied Foley & Lardner LLP's bid for an early win against claims brought by a former summer associate who said discrimination led to the firm's decision to rescind a job offer after she publicly supported Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas.
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January 26, 2026
D.C.-based government software contractor Opexus is facing a class action alleging that its negligence allowed two former employees — both of whom had been convicted for hacking previously — to copy more than 1,800 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files onto USB drives and take the data.
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January 26, 2026
A former California judge said a count of a federal indictment accusing him of sexual assault should be tossed since the alleged victim viewed him as a friend.