Attorney General Reverses DOJ Policy On Protection Of Transgender Employees Under Title VII

On October 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys announcing a new Department of Justice policy that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect employees from discrimination based on their transgender status. This announcement reverses prior DOJ policy announced by former Attorney General Eric Holder on December 15, 2014 that Title VII “encompasses discrimination based on gender identity, including transgender status.”

Title VII has become a battleground […]

By | October 12th, 2017 ||

Warning About Implicit Bias Awareness Test

We all know that not all bias is conscious. Some bias is unconscious—often, referred to as implicit bias.

This means that we may be engaging in bias without even knowing we are doing so. This is most likely to occur when we make snap judgments.

For example, most of us have read about, or at least heard of, studies that demonstrate the name on an application affects the likelihood a candidate will be selected for an […]

By | October 11th, 2017 ||

Dutch Boutique Shearwaters Continues Expansion

Leading Dutch employment boutique and Employment Law Experts member firm Shearwaters continues to expand as fifth seasoned corporate employment lawyer joins the firm.

Seasoned corporate employment lawyer Céline Estourgie (pictured) will join Dutch boutique law firm Shearwaters this summer.

Céline Estourgie has worked in the international business environment for some 15 years. At Shearwaters, she will join its seasoned team of specialist employment lawyers and work alongside her former colleagues Karin Bodewes, Barbara-Ellen Bruin, and the […]

By | October 5th, 2017 ||