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Lawrence Lorber

Lawrence Lorber

Proskauer Rose LLP


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Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced Again

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) was introduced on April 25 as S-815. A companion bill HR 1755 was introduced in the House. The legislation prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation....more

5/9/2013 - Disparate Impact EEOC ENDA Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation Discrimination

New Mexico Enacts Fair Pay for Women Act

Earlier this spring, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed into law the Fair Pay for Women Act ("FPWA" or the "Act"), prohibiting employers from engaging in gender–based wage discrimination. Inspired by the passage of...more

5/6/2013 - Discrimination Fair Pay Act Gender Discrimination Human Rights Wage and Hour Wages

New York's Minimum Wage To Rise to $9 Per Hour over the Next Three Years

Late last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new legislation that, among other things, will raise New York's minimum wage to $9 per hour over the next three years. The minimum wage – both in NY and under federal...more

4/30/2013 - Andrew Cuomo Minimum Wage

New York City Council and Bloomberg Administration Clash over Proposal to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Credit...

On May 15, 2012, the New York City Council proposed Int. #0857-2012 (the Proposal), which would amend the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to prohibit discrimination against job applicants and employees based on their...more

4/16/2013 - Credit Reports Enforcement Job Applicants NYCHRL Proposed Legislation Whistleblower Protection Policies Whistleblowers

New Pay Discrimination Directive Issued by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)

On February 26, 2013, OFCCP announced the rescission of two guidance documents on pay discrimination issued in 2006: Interpreting Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation...more

3/4/2013 - Contractors Discrimination OFCCP Title VII Wages

The FMLA – What's New as of its 20th Birthday

The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA" or the "Act") turned 20 in 2013. To mark its 20th birthday, the U.S. Department of Labor released the 2012 FMLA Survey Report and issued a final rule implementing important...more

2/13/2013 - AFCTCA Airline Employees Flight Crews FMLA Military Caregiver Leave Military Leave NDAA Paid Family Leave Insurance Program USERRA Veterans

OFCCP Directive Adopts EEOC Guidance and Outlines New Procedures and Existing Legal Obligations Regarding Criminal Background...

On January 29, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") adopted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's ("EEOC") April 25, 2012 Guidance regarding the use of criminal records in employment...more

2/12/2013 - Criminal Background Checks Discrimination EEOC FCRA Hiring & Firing OFCCP Title VII Training UGESP

OFCCP Directive Adopts EEOC Guidance and Outlines New Procedures and Existing Legal Obligations Regarding Criminal Background...

On January 29, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) adopted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) April 25, 2012 Guidance regarding the use of criminal records in employment...more

2/11/2013

OFCCP Announces 2013 Agenda

On December 21, 2012, the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") published its 2013 regulatory goals in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("Unified Agenda"), as required by Executive...more

1/24/2013 - Affirmative Action Data Collection Disability Gender Pay Equity Hiring & Firing Notice Requirements OFCCP Recruitment Policies Sex Discrimination Veterans

FTC Expands FCRA Coverage to Mobile Industry – Employers Beware

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently extended the reach of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") to the mobile industry by means of a consent order, settling its complaint that alleged Respondents Filiquarian...more

1/23/2013 - Background Checks Choice Level LLC Criminal Background Checks FCRA Filiquarian Publishing FTC Hiring & Firing Mobile Apps

New Year’s Watch: CFPB’s Model FCRA Forms Take Effect

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has taken over the responsibility of interpreting and enforcing the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), recently issued revised model...more

1/4/2013 - CFPB FCRA FTC Summary of Consumer Rights

New Year's Watch: State Laws Take Effect to Prohibit Employers from Mandating that Job Applicants and Employees Divulge Social...

With the start of the New Year, the laws of four states (Maryland, Illinois, California, and Michigan) prohibit employers from requiring job applicants or employees to grant access to their personal password-protected social...more

1/3/2013 - Passwords Social Media

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