Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Tag

27 Mar

Posted at 12:18h in Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Uncategorized

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its performance report for fiscal year 2023, which ended September 30, 2023. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing various federal equal employment opportunity laws. According to the EEOC, “the agency’s performance...

23 Jun

Posted at 12:12h in Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Professional Liability

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is significant yet simple. “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” Discrimination on the basis of an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status) is now...

03 Dec

Posted at 19:19h in Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability

Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, transgender status or sex stereotyping? We don’t know…yet. Three cases currently pending before the United States Supreme Court should give us an answer. Two of these cases involve sexual orientation discrimination. The third...

27 Sep

Posted at 18:27h in Human Resources, Safety

One of my employees, after alleging that a popular supervisor sexually harassed her, has also claimed to have been repeatedly harassed by several coworkers angry at her for filing a complaint against this supervisor, with whom they are friends. Could the coworkers' actions lead to...