On October 28, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted 2-1 to rescind its 2012 Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The rescission, announced on October 29, is effective immediately. According to the EEOC, the rescission
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Senate Restores EEOC Quorum and Appoints New Wage and Hour Division Leader
On October 7, 2025, the Senate approved two key employment agency nominations, confirming Brittany Panuccio to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Andrew Rogers to lead the Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).
Panuccio’s appointment restores a Republican majority at the EEOC, while Rogers’s confirmation returns a former…
Four Things You May Not Know About …. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Genetic information may not be the first thing that comes to mind when employers think about workplace discrimination. However, federal law provides protections for employees based on their genetic information and that of their family members.
In this third of a series of blogs[1] examining overlooked or misunderstood provisions of employment laws, we are…
Minneapolis Expands Workplace Civil Rights Protections and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant & Margo Richard on
On May 1, 2025, Minneapolis, Minnesota’s city council passed several amendments to its civil rights ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which prohibits discriminatory practices in employment, among other areas. With regard to employment, the amendments add new protected classes, expand the definition of race, familial status, and disability, and increase protections for pregnant workers and religious observance.…