6/6/2025 8:58:30 PM “Majority Group” Employees Likely to Bring More “Reverse Discrimination” Claims in Wake of Recent Supreme Court Ruling By Ellie George Tommy McGoey Yesterday, this nation’s highest court unanimously ruled that “majority group” plaintiffs – like white employees, heterosexual employees,...
4/22/2025 3:02:12 PM Environmental and Science Advocacy Groups Sue EPA and Other Agencies Over Removal of EJ Tools By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Environmental and science advocacy groups 1 have sued EPA and other agencies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for...
4/11/2025 11:47:31 PM Fifth Circuit Rules Groups May Continue Suit Alleging Environmental Discrimination in St. James Parish By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu On April 9, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that faith- and community-based groups1 (the...
5/18/2023 8:20:45 PM EEOC Releases Technical Assistance Document Providing Guidance on Assessing Adverse Impact under Title VII in AI and Other Software By Tommy McGoey Liskow On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document explaining the...
9/27/2022 8:25:00 PM Louisiana State Court Reverses Issuance of Air Permits, Citing Environmental Justice Concerns By Greg Johnson Louis Buatt On September 14, 2022, the 19th Judicial District Court revoked air permits issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality...
2/11/2022 7:33:43 PM Senate Passes Bill Barring Mandatory Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases By Tommy McGoey In a significant win for the #MeToo movement, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday, February 10, 2021, which ensures that...
2/11/2022 6:57:26 PM Senate Passes Bill Barring Mandatory Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases By Tommy McGoey Liskow Originally Posted on The Energy Law Blog In a significant win for the #MeToo movement, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday,...
8/31/2021 1:39:13 PM ESG for the Modern Private Company By Liskow While much of the interest around sustainability and social responsibility has centered on larger public companies, private companies are...
7/30/2021 7:54:01 PM Louisiana Enacts New Laws Requiring Accommodations for Pregnant Employees and Restricting the Use of Criminal History in Hiring Decisions By Tommy McGoey The Louisiana legislature has passed new laws requiring employers to provide accommodations for certain pregnant employees and limiting...
6/18/2021 6:59:46 PM EEOC Unveils New Online Resources in Observance of LGBTQ+ Pride Month By Liskow In a nod to LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the...
6/16/2020 1:36:47 PM U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protects Gay And Transgender Workers By Tommy McGoey On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) – which bans...
4/2/2019 7:42:02 PM Liskow & Lewis Celebrates 15th Annual Black History Month Program with Ruby Bridges and Judge Brian Jackson By Liskow Liskow & Lewis celebrated Black History Month with Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to integrate an elementary school in...