Dec 19, 2018 | California, Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Management, Employment Law & HR Topics, Federal Updates, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Wage & Hour
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and certain settlement agreements covering...Oct 9, 2018 | California, Discrimination & Harassment, Employment Law & HR Topics
On the heels of New York State’s first deadline for new anti-harassment laws, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1343 into law on September 30, 2018. SB 1343 amends certain sections of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act so that...Oct 8, 2018 | Discrimination & Harassment, Employment Law & HR Topics, New York
New York State and New York City have passed sweeping laws aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace and limiting the use of mandatory arbitration and non-disclosure provisions in resolving sexual harassment claims. These new protections, which are now...Mar 24, 2016 | Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Benefits, Employment Law & HR Topics, Federal Updates, Forms and Policies, Leaves of Absence, State & Federal Employment Law Updates
The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling in the case of United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), and an additional important decision in the matter of Hollingsworth, et al. v. Perry, No. 12-144 (June 26, 2013). THE DECISIONS In...Mar 17, 2016 | California, Discrimination & Harassment, Employment Law & HR Topics, Forms and Policies, State & Federal Employment Law Updates
New regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on race and gender, among other protected categories, will go into effect on April 1, 2016. Among other things, the new...Mar 8, 2016 | Discrimination & Harassment, Employment Law & HR Topics
Generally, discrimination statutes require that a worker filing a discrimination lawsuit be an employee of the company being sued. However, a recent decision from the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to New Jersey employers) extended the reach of...