Illinois is the Latest State to Enact a Salary Transparency Law
Illinois is the latest in a growing trend among states and cities throughout the country to enact salary transparency laws. Illinois joins the ranks of California, Washington and Colorado, among...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Upends 30 Years of Title VII Precedent, Making it Easier for...
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upended longstanding, employer-friendly precedent in cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For decades, an employment discrimination...
View ArticlePregnant Employees More Protected Than Ever as the PWFA Goes into Effect and...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which was signed into law on December 29, 2022, went into effect on June 27, 2023. The EEOC has started to accept PWFA charges and has issued guidance and...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Finds That an Employer’s Third Party Agents May Be...
On August 21, 2023, the California Supreme Court held in Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group that a business entity acting as an employer’s agent can be held directly liable under California’s...
View ArticleBeyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting...
On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height...
View ArticleHigh Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, effective January 1, 2024, expressly prohibits employers from...
View ArticleNew California Law Makes It Easier for Employees to Establish Retaliation...
On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 497, the “Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act.” The new law amends California Labor Code sections 98.6,...
View ArticleNew York Amends Its Release Agreement Law for the Third Time
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that further limits the terms employers may include in release agreements relating to claims of harassment, discrimination, and...
View ArticleLooking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024
In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....
View ArticleDC Joins the Wage Transparency Movement
The District of Columbia will soon require employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings after Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 into law on Friday...
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