2025年3月17日 · Based on publicly available information, the letters note concerns that some firms’ employment practices, including those labeled or framed as DEI, may entail unlawful disparate treatment in terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, or unlawful limiting, segregating, and classifying based on race, sex, or other protected ...

2020年4月29日 · A Formal Opinion Letter represents the Commission’s official position on matter raised and reliance upon it may provide a defense to liability. A formal opinion letter is approved by a vote of the Commission and is signed by the Commission’s Legal Counsel on behalf of and as approved by the Commission.

2025年3月17日 · This letter is exclusively based on publicly available information regarding your firm, including but not limited to documents and information published on your firm’s public website; public statements by your firm and its leadership; and news reporting. 2 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. 3 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(m). 4 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(2).

5 天之前 · This letter was written in response to information requests the Commission sent to 20 major law firms, as well as the subsequent press release, and details major concerns the former EEOC officials ...

2025年3月17日 · The following firms have received letters from the EEOC thus far: 1. A & O Shearman 2. Debevoise & Plimpton 3. Cooley 4. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 5. Goodwin Procter 6. Hogan Lovells 7 ...

2025年3月18日 · The EEOC's letters point to "concerns that some firms’ employment practices, including those labeled or framed as DEI, may entail unlawful disparate treatment in terms, conditions, and ...

6 天之前 · On March 17, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas sent letters to 20 large law firms requesting information about their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) related employment practices. The letters ...

2025年3月10日 · A right to sue letter by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gives you permission to file your employment discrimination lawsuit in federal court. Receiving a right to sue letter means that you have exhausted your administrative remedies, which is often necessary for bringing a private lawsuit. It is as if the EEOC says to you:

2025年3月18日 · Washington, D.C.— Today, in response to the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Andrea Lucas, sending letters to 20 law firms requesting comprehensive and detailed information about their “DEI-related employment practices,” the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement: “We condemn Acting Chair Lucas ...

UPDATE: In a March 18 letter addressed to EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas, seven former EEOC officials urged Lucas to withdraw the 20 letters issued to law firms, expressing concerns that Lucas’ request for extensive information exceeded the agency’s authority under Title VII. The former officials also noted that “no single member of the Commission […]