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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Recent years have seen multiple court rulings addressing whether certain allegedly discriminatory and retaliatory actions by employers that do not cause significant harm to the employee can nevertheless be the subject of a viable claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended.
Butler Snow LLP
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the United States Supreme Court provided an opening for workers to allege employment discrimination claims regarding job transfers...
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
In a unanimous 9-0 decision issued April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employee bringing a Title VII claim based on a job transfer must show that the transfer...
Mintz
In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Mo., the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for employees who are involuntarily transferred to a lateral position to pursue discrimination claims, even when they retain...
Jones Day
The Court's decision in Muldrow v. St. Louis requires plaintiffs to prove "some injury" respecting employment terms or conditions in discrimination cases.
Mintz
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) officially debuted its new "Know Your Rights at Work" poster and Workers' Bill of Rights website.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court ruled that an individual does not need to work directly in the transportation industry to be within the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) exemption for transportation industry workers.
Goodwin Procter LLP
To prevail on a claim of unlawful employment discrimination, a plaintiff must establish that the employer took an "adverse employment action" because of the employee's protected class.
Littler Mendelson
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that employees do not need to suffer "significant" harm to state a claim of discrimination under Title VII.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
If your company qualifies for the EPRC requirement, but has not yet applied for an EPRC, you should act now to meet compliance requirements.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The FTC announced today that it will be hosting a special virtual open meeting on April 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss its proposed final rule regarding non-competes.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
In a new memorandum, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) stated that restricting employees from holding outside or secondary employment is a violation of federal labor law.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
It has been nearly a decade since some states began enacting changes to their equal pay statutes that appeared to some to differentiate those statues from the federal Equal Pay Act in significant ways.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits covered entities from discriminating on the basis of disability.
Lane Powell
Washington's Legislature wrapped up in March, once again passing several substantial employment laws that should prompt employers to spring into action. The Legislature broadened the Equal Pay...
Plunkett & Cooney
After months of hard work, you've finally arrived at the end of an employment dispute.
Barnes & Thornburg
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an opinion addressing who qualifies as a "transportation worker" under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) thereby exempting them from coverage.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
In a unanimous 9-0 decision issued April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held the "transportation worker" exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act...
Littler Mendelson
Reversing the National Labor Relations Board's decision in Sterns Produce Company v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the Board's reasoning that a company had engaged...
Pierson Ferdinand
Often, an employer has affirmative defenses when an employee accuses a supervisor of sexual harassment. But Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes liability automatic in two ways.
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