Riddhi Setty

Businesses defending their racial diversity and inclusion programs in court are cutting down their eligibility criteria’s references to minorities, a strategy that proved effective in prompting a conservative legal group to drop its discrimination case against Morrison & Foerster LLP.

The EEOC’s proposal to include abortion as a medical condition related to pregnancy that’s protected under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is the driving force behind the vast majority of the more than 100,000 comments submitted in response.

Civil rights litigator Karla Gilbride will serve as the EEOC’s new general counsel after the US Senate confirmed her nomination, filling a role that has been empty for more than two years.

Pfizer, Inc. has agreed to pay $2 million in back wages and interest to 86 female employees to settle federal allegations that it discriminated against them in their compensation, the US Labor Department announced.

Andrea Lucas and Jocelyn Samuels work side by side at the EEOC, but on stage at a Federalist Society event, the commissioners’ dueling opinions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace underscored uncertainty and tensions over the agency’s handling of the issue.

The EEOC’s long-awaited draft workplace harassment enforcement guidance puts a strong focus on protections for LGBTQ+ workers’ rights, but aspects of the new standards are poised for legal pushback in a heated political climate.

(Bloomberg Law) -- Nascar and a racing team the organization supports to develop female and minority drivers are the latest targets of a conservative legal group's offensive against corporate diversity initiatives.

(Bloomberg Law) — Shereen Wu, a Taiwanese-American model, didn't ask for money to participate in an October fashion show. Then 21, the Californian was in it for the exposure.

(Bloomberg Law) -- America First Legal has requested a civil rights probe on the legality of a longstanding National Football League rule aimed at increasing diversity in teams' coaching and management positions.

(Bloomberg Law) -- Ex-Trump adviser Stephen Miller's legal group has sued IBM Corp. subsidiary Red Hat Inc. claiming the company's diversity goals