Tennessee, State of et al v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Case Number:
2:24-cv-00084
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Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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Government Agencies
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June 14, 2024
Red State Challenge To EEOC Pregnant Worker Rule Falls Flat
An Arkansas federal judge on Friday rejected a bid from a group of Republican state attorneys' general to freeze the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ahead of its June 18 effective date, refusing to issue an injunction and ruling they lacked standing to invalidate the regulations.
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May 31, 2024
4 Argument Sessions In June Bias Lawyers Should Know
A group of Republican state attorneys general will urge a federal judge Monday to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to block regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and the Fifth Circuit will hear Southwest Airlines’ push to overturn an anti-abortion former flight attendant's win in her religious bias suit. Here are four June argument sessions discrimination lawyers should have on their radar.
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May 23, 2024
Blue States Throw Weight Behind EEOC Pregnant Worker Rule
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations that extend the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act's protections to abortion align with the law's intent to cover conditions arising out of pregnancy, almost two dozen Democratic state attorneys general said in an Arkansas federal court filing.
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May 20, 2024
EEOC Says Red States Can't Block PWFA Rule On Abortion
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged an Arkansas federal judge to reject a bid by 17 Republican state attorneys general to block recently finalized regulations that guide the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, arguing that concerns about its abortion accommodations are merely hypothetical.
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April 25, 2024
EEOC Pregnant Worker Rule Draws Suit From Red State AGs
A group of 17 Republican state attorneys general hit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with a lawsuit Thursday over the agency's recently finalized Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations, saying the EEOC's stance that the PWFA encompasses abortion-related workplace accommodations is unconstitutional.