U.S. Dept. of Ed. Says Title IX Protects Students from Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

Jun 21, 2021 |

by Jenna Lakamp On June 16, 2021, the United States Department of Education (the “Department”) issued a Notice of Interpretation (the “Notice”) confirming that Title IX’s prohibition of sex-based discrimination includes discrimination...

EEOC Updates and Expands Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines

Jun 10, 2021 | Mandi D. Moutray

by Mandi Moutray On May 28, 2021, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) updated and expanded its guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and specifically addressed questions relating to COVID-19 vaccinations. The full guidance can be found...

CDC Publishes COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers

Feb 1, 2021 |

by Christine Self In our recent Insight, EEOC Updates its COVID-19 Guidance to Address Vaccines, Tueth Keeney discussed the grant of FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two COVID-19 vaccines. Our guidance indicated that employers could encourage their employees...

EEOC Proposes Substantially Amended Religious Discrimination Section for its Compliance Manual

Dec 17, 2020 | James R. Layton

by Jim Layton On a 3-2 party-line vote, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently proposed a substantial revision of Section 12: Religious Discrimination in the EEOC Compliance Manual. The Manual provides comprehensive guidance to EEOC investigators,...

Update on Tier 3 Mitigation Measures and Considerations for Truth in Taxation Hearings

Dec 10, 2020 |

by Christine Self Tueth Keeney provided an Insight on Tier 3 Mitigations imposed statewide starting November 20, 2020 by Governor J.B. Pritzker (linked here). While the ISBE initially opined that Tier 3 Mitigation Measures applied to school board meetings, it later...

Governor Pritzker Announces Tier 3 Mitigations to Begin November 20, 2020

Nov 19, 2020 |

by Christine Self In a press briefing on November 17, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced that Tier 3 Mitigations would be imposed statewide, starting November 20, 2020. Tier 3 Mitigations (linked here) substantially limit capacity for gatherings, close some in-person...