Throughout US President Joe Biden’s first year in office, the Biden administration reversed numerous Trump-era policies, including those concerning the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal contractors, wage data and LGBTQ bias. In this Law360 article, McDermott Partner Rachel Cowen offers insight into how the friction between religious and LGBTQ rights will continue to play out throughout employment law.
Four Trump-Era Bias Policies Stymied by Biden in 2021
By Rachel B. Cowen on January 5, 2022
Posted In Employment, Labor
Tags: antidiscrimination law, Biden administration, Bostock v. Clayton County, DOJ, DOL, EEOC, federal contractors, Georgia, LGBTQ, OFCCP, Trump Administration, US Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, US President Joe Biden, US Supreme Court

Rachel B. Cowen focuses her practice in various employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases in federal and state courts. Rachel’s experience includes prosecuting and defending employee mobility and trade secret litigation on an emergency injunctive basis. She also counsels employers facing union organizing activity and picketing, and has successfully tried numerous cases before the National Labor Relations Board. She also handles collective bargaining and labor arbitrations. Additionally, Rachel represents financial services companies and professional engineering firms in unfair competition cases. Read Rachel Cowen's full bio.
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