The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 to end a 60-year-old rule that requires companies to report race and gender data about their workforce. This decision is part of a broader effort to roll back DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs. But what does this actually mea...

How Illinois Senate Bill 3777 Could Change Hiring Rules A new bill in Illinois, known as the Civil Rights Safeguard Act (Senate Bill 3777), could reshape how employers defend their hiring practices against disparate impact challenges. If signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker, this law may become one of t...

Employment Discrimination: Is the EEOC Still Able to Help? Yes, the EEOC can still address employment discrimination, but its current focus has shifted away from the most common forms of workplace bias. While the agency was created to enforce anti-discrimination laws, recent cases have prioritized c...