U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against employees for being homosexual or transgender. Employers should review and revise policies and practices and train supervisors.Read More

Employment-related records consist of general records, payroll records, background investigation documents and medical records, each of which has a different retention period based on the applicable federal employment laws. KDDK labor and employment attorney Olivia Robinson discusses record retention requirements.Read More

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter last week that transgender individuals are no longer permitted to enlist or serve in the military. Although this ban is only applicable to the military, employees and employers are concerned of its impact on the workplace. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately eight million...Read More

The Seventh Circuit just became the first federal appellate court in the country to extend Title VII protection to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The decision was issued today in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College. In Hively, the plaintiff was a part-time adjunct professor who identified as a lesbian. The plaintiff sued...Read More

THE FACTS Samantha is a practicing Muslim who applied for a job at Abercrombie and Fitch (“Abercrombie”). The interview process went well and the store manager gave Samantha an evaluation that qualified her to be hired. But there was just one problem: Samantha, consistent with her interpretation of what her religion requires, wore a headscarf....Read More