Corporate Services, Inc. News (2023)

09/20/2023

In a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Louisiana) decision, the plaintiffs brought gender discrimination (equal pay) and retaliation claims after the defendants terminate...more

09/05/2023

The long-delayed 2022 EEO-1 reporting period will finally open on October 31, 2023. The deadline for filing will be December 5, 2023....more

08/21/2023

Imagine a business that gives its employees two days off each week. One wouldn't think it would violate the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)....more

08/21/2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and iTutorGroup, Inc. have reached an agreement to resolve the first artificial intelligence (AI) discrimination lawsuit....more

07/26/2023

A mid-July letter signed by the attorneys general of 13 states warns Fortune 100 CEOs that they "will face serious legal consequences" if they take their DEI efforts too far b...more

07/10/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) creates a statutory obligation for covered employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers' religious observances...more

07/06/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to...more

06/30/2023

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) violate the Four...more

06/30/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the duty of employers to provide religious accommodation to employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)....more

06/29/2023

On August 7, 2018, an employee sent an email complaining the she feared retaliation and that she and her coworkers were the victims of harassment....more

06/15/2023

Is it possible for music played at work to constitute discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)?...more

05/18/2023

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency charged with administering civil rights laws issued a "technical assistance document."...more

05/09/2023

What is solid evidence of race bias, and what is not? In a recent case, a Black worker claimed that the use of the nickname "Sly," together with other allegations he offered, ...more

05/04/2023

An important new court ruling says that "employers may not circumvent Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protections by 'fractioning' an employee's job."...more

05/02/2023

A new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit is taking aim at a Michigan hospital that allegedly violated federal law by denying a job applicant's request to b...more

04/27/2023

Employers have a legal duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of their employees. But they also have a responsibility to protect all their employees from harassment —...more

04/19/2023

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Groff v. DeJoy, a case raising the issue of how great a burden an employer must bear in order to acco...more

04/12/2023

On April 10, 2023, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amul R. Thapar offered his dissenting opinion on the role the courts should have in second-guessing the business judgme...more

04/06/2023

When it comes to tattoos at work, how much power do employers have to give a thumbs up or say no?...more

03/30/2023

In recent months, companies have faced an increasing number of lawsuits that stemmed from opposing political views, from face masks and company dress codes to "woke" training ...more