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David B. Weisenfeld

David B. Weisenfeld

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Supreme Court To Hear Case On Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear another major affirmative action case, Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, No. 12-682. At issue is the legality of Michigan's voter-approved ban of using racial preferences...more

4/9/2013 - Affirmative Action Hiring & Firing SCOTUS Students Universities

Podcast Shines Light On Latest California Employment News

The latest XpertHR podcast features an in-depth look at several new employment law developments out of California, perhaps the most pro-employee state in the nation. Littler Mendelson partner Chris Cobey takes listeners...more

3/29/2013 - Class Action Discrimination Gender Discrimination Hiring & Firing Independent Contractors Local Ordinance Minimum Wage Misclassification Mixed Motive Cases Municipalities Pregnancy Discrimination Termination

NYC Bans Discrimination Against Unemployed Job Applicants

New York City has passed the nation's broadest law thus far to ban employers from discriminating against out-of-work job applicants. The law is the first to permit unemployed individuals who believe they have been victimized...more

3/21/2013 - Attorney's Fees Discrimination Hiring & Firing Job Applicants Unemployment Discrimination

NYC Mayor Vetoes Bill Banning Bias Against The Unemployed

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed what would have been the nation's broadest law to date to prohibit employers from discriminating against the unemployed....more

2/25/2013 - Discrimination Hiring & Firing Pending Legislation Unemployment Discrimination

New Jersey Could Join Ban The Box Trend

New Jersey legislators have proposed a law to prevent employers in the Garden State from asking prospective employees about their criminal history on job applications. This "Ban the Box" proposal refers to the box often...more

2/13/2013 - Background Checks Ban the Box Criminal Background Checks EEOC Hiring & Firing Job Applicants Title VII

OFCCP Posts Criminal Records Directive

The Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the latest government agency to state that hiring bans against applicants with criminal records may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act....more

2/11/2013 - Arrest and Conviction Records Contractors Criminal Records EEOC Hiring & Firing OFCCP Subcontractors Title VII

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Hiring Plan To Aid Vets

Wal-Mart has announced a plan to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years. Under the program, the nation's largest retailer pledges to offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran within his or her first 12 months...more

1/18/2013 - Bureau of Labor Statistics Hiring & Firing Veterans Wal-Mart

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