July 22, 2024
A group of Republican state attorneys general urged the Eighth Circuit to revive their lawsuit challenging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations, arguing courts shouldn't defer to the agency's interpretation of the law under fresh U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
July 05, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finalized regulations governing the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and published long-anticipated guidance for combating workplace harassment this year, triggering lawsuits from Republican attorneys general and religious groups. Here's a look at a quintet of suits challenging those EEOC policy moves.
June 26, 2024
The Eighth Circuit declined to block U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act while several Republican state attorneys general challenge the dismissal of their suit targeting the rule's abortion coverage.