A longtime Disney World security host, Angeliz E. Bruno Cedeno , says she just wanted to see clearly and do her job. What began as a simple medical accommodation, wearing her doctor-prescribed Meta smart glasses  to alleviate light sensitivity and astigmatism, has evolved into a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts . A Request for Help Becomes a Dispute Bruno Cedeno started at Disney in 2022, earning $22 an hour. After developing pos

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently filed suit against WorkSmart Staffing, LLC, alleging that the company unlawfully refused to hire or refer female job applicants for laborer positions in response to a client’s “male-only” staffing request. The lawsuit, EEOC v. WorkSmart Staffing, LLC , No. 4:25-cv-01659-SGC (N.D. Ala.), filed on October 24, 2025, serves as a reminder that staffing agencies and their clients share legal responsibility for discrimina

A new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C. challenges what the plaintiff calls the EEOC’s “Disparate Impact Rule”—an internal directive alleged to order the administrative closure of all pending charges based solely on disparate-impact discrimination and to halt conciliation of such claims. The complaint asserts that the EEOC adopted this rule in September 2025 following President Trump’s Executive Order 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy  (Apr. 28, 2025)

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether to take up Cathy’s Creations, Inc. d/b/a Tastries Bakery v. Civil Rights Department  to...

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On August 8, 2025, the Sixth Circuit decided Bivens v. Zep, Inc. , holding that an employer can be liable for harassment by a nonemployee...

What is happening On August 12, 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported that a growing number of employers are moving interviews back into...

The United States Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis , 144 S. Ct. 967 (2024), lowered the threshold for what...

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated guidance warning federal agencies and contractors that certain...

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Many small businesses in Florida assume that they are too small to face liability for discrimination or retaliation claims. While it is...

In 2016, the Eleventh Circuit (which includes Florida) issued a controversial decision in EEOC v. Catastrophe Management Solutions , 852...

What should an employer do when a worker stops showing up, stops calling, and disappears altogether? Many businesses treat this scenario...

When does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) stop offering protection to an employee? According to a recent ruling from the U.S....

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy  that...

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services  (605 U.S. ___ (2025)),...

On May 15, 2025, the Northern District of Texas issued a significant ruling vacating the gender-identity portions of the EEOC’s 2024...