Sixth Circuit Rules Discrimination Against Transgender Employees Violates Civil Rights Act
The 6th Circuit on March 7 ruled that discrimination against transgender employees is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Colorado’s...
Department of Justice to Expand Self-Disclosure Program
The U.S. Department of Justice favors its cooperation program for foreign bribery cases enough that it wants to apply it to other white-collar criminal...
Colorado Supreme Court Shuts Door on Stale Wage Claims
In a decision that potentially affects all employers and workers in Colorado, the state’s highest court ruled that employees, when fired, can’t seek unpaid...
SEC ‘Laser-Focused’ on Cybersecurity Issues
As data security breaches and privacy protection become a greater financial concern for companies, so do they for those companies’ investors. The Securities and...
Bill to Slow ‘Drive-By Lawsuits’ Passes U.S. House
A proposed amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act intends to give businesses more leeway in fixing public accommodation violations on their premises.
A congressional...
EEOC Lays Out Detailed Enforcement Plan
This month, the federal government’s anti discrimination watch dog released enforcement statistics as well as a detailed roadmap for pursuing claims, giving employers both...
DOJ to Tamp Down Qui Tams
The U.S. Department of Justice has been reluctant to dismiss weak cases that whistleblowers bring under the False Claims Act. But a leaked DOJ...
Tenth Circuit Decision Underscores Limits of FCBA
When a plaintiff sued two credit card companies for a large purchase that never materialized, the district court tossed his claim because he paid...
Colorado Could Boost Cybersecurity Protections With New Bill
Colorado could raise the bar on how companies handle residents’ personal data if a bipartisan bill proves successful this session.
State lawmakers introduced a bill...
DOL Ditches Six-Factor Intern Test
The U.S. Department of Labor is taking a cue from the courts and softening up the intern test they had described as “too rigid.”
The...