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Corporate Internal Investigations
This is the second of a three-part series providing companies with a step-by-step guide for planning and conducting sensitive internal investigations into potential wrongdoing.
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Criminal Background Checks
In January 2012, Pepsi agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a sweeping charge of race discrimination. The alleged discriminatory practice? The company's criminal background check policy.
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EEOC Recognizes Title VII Cause of Action for Transgender Individuals
In a recent unanimous decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took the dramatic step of extending the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to transgender individuals on the basis of their "transgender" status.
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Landlord & Tenant
In-depth analysis of several key rulings.
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First Department Overrules Decision on Claims Against Condo/Co-op Directors
The First Department's recent decision in <i>Fletcher v. The Dakota, Inc., et al.</i> overrules a prior decision that set forth an overly onerous pleading standard for discrimination claims against coop directors and condominium board members.
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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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