General Counsel & Legal Teams

Signal Through the Noise October 2026: The Key Developments Shaping LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion  October 2026 Key Insights EEOC Settles with Manufacturing Company over Religious Accommodations In September 2026, the EEOC agreed to a pre-litigation settlement with a Wisconsin-based manufacturing company after the company was accused of failing to accommodate the religious beliefs of an employee…

The Signal Through the Noise: September 2026  September 2026 Key Insights Department of Justice Announces Second False Claims Act Settlement Related to Workplace Practices  In August, the DOJ announced a second False Claims Act settlement, in which a consulting firm agreed to pay $21.5 million. The DOJ alleges that the firm engaged in discriminatory race-…

Federal Developments Shaping Inclusion, Compliance and Access  August 2026 Key Insights Updates from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  EEOC Proposes Rule to Rescind Annual Data Reports  On July 21, the EEOC voted to issue a proposed rule rescinding the requirement for employers to file an annual report with the EEOC summarizing data on employees’ race and sex. The proposed rule claims that these reports are of…

Understanding Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments  July 2026 Key Insights Supreme Court Rules in West Virginia v. BPJ  Background On June 30, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. BPJ  (consolidated with Little v. Hecox). The Court examined whether state laws adopting blanket restrictions on transgender girls’ and women’s participation in girls’ and women’s sports violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and Title IX of the…