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EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination
March 28, 2025
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)’ in the workplace.” The EEOC and DOJ explain DEI is a broad term that is not defined in Title VII of the Civil Rights of Employment Act, §§42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, et seq. (“Act”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of applicants’ or employees’ protected characteristics. The Agencies explain DEI discrimination that violates the Act involve employment actions taken by an employer motivated, in whole or in part, by an employee’s or applicant’s protected status.HSB Webinar Announcement: FMLA and ADA Compliance
March 13, 2025
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.HSB Webinar Announcement: Navigating Religious Accommodations and Bias in the Workplace: Legal Obligations and Best Practices
November 04, 2024
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.On November 21, Chris Gantt-Sorenson and Katie Busbee discussed legal obligations and best practices for navigating religious accommodations and bias in the workplace.
HSB Webinar Announcement: Politics in the Workplace
October 08, 2024
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.On October 24, Chris Gantt-Sorenson discussed the impact of politics in the workplace.
Chris Gantt-Sorenson Named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2024 Employment Law Power List
October 04, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Chris Gantt-Sorenson was named to the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2024 Employment Law Power List. Statewide, only ten attorneys received this recognition.HSB Webinar Announcement: Aligning Investigations and Policies with 2024 EEOC Standards: A Toolkit for HR Professionals
September 06, 2024
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.On September 26, Chris Gantt-Sorenson covered the EEOC's 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace in detail, providing employers and human resource professionals an understanding of how the Guidance impacts EEOC's investigations and considerations of Charges of Discrimination and Harassment filed with the agency.
77 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is proud to announce that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 77 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including eleven attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and fifteen attorneys as “Ones to Watch.”
To Non-Compete Agreement or to Not? That is the Question.
August 14, 2024
Update:On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued an order that blocks the FTC’s new non-compete rule from taking effect on September 4, 2024. The ruling, which was made in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex.), applies nationwide. The judge determined that the FTC lacked authority to promulgate regulations with respect to unfair methods of competition, and that the new non-compete rule is arbitrary and capricious. The FTC has an option to appeal the ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
41 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Named 2024 “Legal Elite”
August 08, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that 41 of our attorneys have been named 2024 “Legal Elite” by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine.EEOC Finalizes Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act
April 18, 2024
The EEOC issued its Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance implementing the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on Monday, April 15, 2024. The Rule becomes effective sixty days after it is published in the Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix A to part 1636.