Khorri Atkinson

Washington, D.C.

Senior Labor and Employment Reporter at Bloomberg Law

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Justices’ New Bias Test Puts Performance Reviews in Legal Bind

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson

Lawsuits from workers challenging the legality of performance improvement plans or negative reviews are testing the bounds of a new worker-friendly US Supreme Court standard for assessing workplace discrimination claims. A rising number of cases—some supported by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—against companies like Amazon.com Inc.
Justices’ New Bias Test Puts Performance Reviews in Legal Bind

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Khorri Atkinson

Lawsuits from workers challenging the legality of performance improvement plans or negative reviews are testing the bounds of a new worker-friendly US Supreme Court standard for assessing workplace discrimination claims. A rising number of cases—some supported by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—against companies like Amazon.com Inc.
Catholic Employers Beat EEOC Bid to Enforce Pregnancy Rule (1)

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson

A federal judge barred the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing anti-bias and harassment laws and regulations against a group of Catholic employers that would require them to accommodate abortion and infertility treatments. The US District Court for the District of North Dakota entered judgmentWednesday, a day after Judge Daniel M.
Catholic Employers Beat EEOC Bid to Fully Enforce Pregnancy Rule

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Khorri Atkinson

A federal judge barred the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing anti-bias and harassment laws and regulations against a group of Catholic employers that would require them to accommodate abortion and infertility treatments. The US District Court for the District of North Dakota entered judgmentWednesday, a day after Judge Daniel M.
7th Cir. Panel Mulls Applying Adverse Job Action Standard (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson

At least one judge on a federal appellate panel seemed receptive to arguments that the US Supreme Court’s revised standard for discrimination claims applies to an ex-United Airlines employee’s age bias case, pondering whether it can revive claims concerning a performance improvement plan.
7th Cir. Panel Mulls Applying Adverse Job Action Standard (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Khorri Atkinson

At least one judge on a federal appellate panel seemed receptive to arguments that the US Supreme Court’s revised standard for discrimination claims applies to an ex-United Airlines employee’s age bias case, pondering whether it can revive claims concerning a performance improvement plan.
New ADA Ruling Gives Non-Disabled Workers Ammo to Seek Lost Pay

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson |Jay-Anne Casuga

The Seventh Circuit laid down a new, worker-friendly precedent that more employees can use to challenge medical examinations and win damages without proving they have a disability, discrimination attorneys said. In a case of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled April 1 that a former Illinois corrections officer could recoup back pay in an Americans with Disabilities Act case accusing his employer of requiring an unlawful fitness-for-duty test.
New ADA Ruling Gives Non-Disabled Workers Ammo to Seek Lost Pay

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Khorri Atkinson

The Seventh Circuit laid down a new, worker-friendly precedent that more employees can use to challenge medical examinations and win damages without proving they have a disability, discrimination attorneys said. In a case of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled April 1 that a former Illinois corrections officer could recoup back pay in an Americans with Disabilities Act case accusing his employer of requiring an unlawful fitness-for-duty test.
DEI Bias Is Tough to Prove Despite Evolving Legal Landscape

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson |Jay-Anne Casuga

Workers emboldened by the Trump administration’s push to eradicate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs will meet substantial legal hurdles in proving that DEI efforts led companies to discriminate against them. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department recently issued guidance targeting discriminatory DEI practices, signaling a desire to find cases that the agencies or workers can eventually bring in court, employment law scholars and attorneys said.
DOL Taps New Contractor Watchdog Head as Diversity Battles Mount

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Khorri Atkinson

The US Labor Department has appointed a Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney to lead its agency that polices federal contractors for anti-discrimination and affirmative action violations, a move that comes two months after President Donald Trump gutted the office’s core enforcement power.

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Articles

Justices’ New Bias Test Puts Performance Reviews in Legal Bind

Justices’ New Bias Test Puts Performance Reviews in Legal Bind

Catholic Employers Beat EEOC Bid to Enforce Pregnancy Rule (1)

Catholic Employers Beat EEOC Bid to Fully Enforce Pregnancy Rule

7th Cir. Panel Mulls Applying Adverse Job Action Standard (1)

7th Cir. Panel Mulls Applying Adverse Job Action Standard (1)

New ADA Ruling Gives Non-Disabled Workers Ammo to Seek Lost Pay

New ADA Ruling Gives Non-Disabled Workers Ammo to Seek Lost Pay

DEI Bias Is Tough to Prove Despite Evolving Legal Landscape

DOL Taps New Contractor Watchdog Head as Diversity Battles Mount

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