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		<title>EEOC’s Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2026-2030 Comment Period Closes July 19, 2026  </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: T. Scott Kelly and Nonnie L. Shivers]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a draft strategic plan for fiscal years (FY) 2026–2030 that signals a marked shift from the agency’s current FY 2022-2026 plan, particularly in how it measures systemic enforcement and frames its own workforce priorities. The comment period on the draft strategic plan closes July 19, 2026.]]></description>
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		<title>Beltway Buzz, July 2, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: James J. Plunkett]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The <em>Beltway Buzz</em><sup>®</sup> is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.]]></description>
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		<title>Court Stops USDA From Enforcing Funding Conditions Tied to DEI, Women’s Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: T. Scott Kelly and Nonnie L. Shivers]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to withhold funding from states and grant recipients that have not confirmed their compliance with Trump administration policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), “gender ideology,” women’s and girls’ sports, and immigration.]]></description>
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		<title>The CAI’s Facial Recognition Ruling: Shaping the Future of Retail Biometrics in Québec</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: Erin Schachter]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 1, 2026, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) decided that Metro Inc.’s pilot project (using facial recognition and a bank of biometric data to counter shoplifting, fraud, and violence in its Québec stores) may proceed, finding the planned collection of biometric data “necessary” under Québec’s private-sector privacy law. ]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Governor Vetoes Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Rights Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: J. Clay Rollins and Sebastian L. Brana]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 14, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed Senate Bill (SB) No. 378 / House Bill (HB) No. 1263, legislation that would have extended collective bargaining rights to the Commonwealth’s approximately 500,000 public employees.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Reveals Its Discrimination Playbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: Fiona W. Ong, Veronica Yu Welsh, and Jamie L. McPherson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 22, 2026, the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) published its <a href="https://mccr.maryland.gov/media/170"><em>Elements of Proof Guidance</em></a>, a comprehensive document setting forth the elements of proof that the MCCR applies for claims of employment discrimination, as well as other forms of discrimination, such as in housing and public accommodations, under Maryland State Government Article, Title 20. ]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in MSHA Surface Mobile Equipment Compliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: Philip K. Kontul]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) <a href="https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/msha-issues-final-powered-haulage-rule/">surface mobile equipment rule</a> became effective in January 2024, with a July 2024 compliance deadline. Because enforcement has been ongoing for about two years, it’s worth reviewing the data for metal/nonmetal mines and considering trends in enforcement. Perhaps the best place to start is by considering 30 C.F.R. § 56.23002(a), the provision requiring metal/nonmetal operators to implement a written safety program. ]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Circ. Backs Denial of University Secretary’s Remote Work Accommodation Request</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that a Pennsylvania university did not discriminate against a secretary based on an alleged disability when it denied her request to work remotely as a disability accommodation because the secretary’s position had several in-person job responsibilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany: Employment Law Pitfalls for Working Students, Interns, and Summer Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: Anna Maria von Lieres und Wilkau, LL.M. (同济大学)]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer months are just around the corner—and with them comes a multitude of temporary employment arrangements. Whether working students, interns, or summer workers: for employers, hiring these groups is often economically attractive but also carries certain employment law risks that are frequently underestimated in practice. The following article provides an overview of the most important pitfalls and highlights key considerations for employers in Germany.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Allows State Bans on Transgender Students in Women’s and Girls’ Sports</title>
		<link>https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/supreme-court-allows-state-bans-on-transgender-students-in-womens-and-girls-sports</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[By: Bethany S. Wagner, Elizabeth T. Jozsi, and Zachary V. Zagger]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held that state laws that restrict interscholastic and intercollegiate athletic participation based on biological sex—and that effectively ban transgender women and transgender girls from participating in women’s and girls’ sports—do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.]]></description>
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