• In DC today? I’ll be commenting at Cato on new Russell Nieli book on affirmative action [details]
• EEOC continues to pressure employers over use of criminal background checks in hiring process [Hans Bader, Daniel Schwartz, Jon Hyman, earlier]
• Bill in Congress would require employers to make ADA-like accommodation for pregnancy/childbirth [Hyman]
• “Religious freedom and the nondiscrimination norm” [Rick Garnett, Prawfs] What is supposed to make discrimination so tempting, anyway? [Bryan Caplan, EconLib]
• Lawsuit alleges that group car rental discount for members of gay group constitutes unlawful discrimination against straights [Volokh]
• Complainants argue in Strasbourg that UK failure to more fully accommodate Christians violates Euro human rights law [Telegraph]
• Push for ADA coverage of obesity raises controversy [Christina Wilkie, HuffPo]

Filed under: criminal records and hiring, discrimination law, EEOC, obesity, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination