Following a wave of pay transparency laws in other states, the Massachusetts recently implemented a law requiring employers with at least 25 employees in the Commonwealth to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The law...more
We previously reported that several states have enacted safe harbors for employers who proactively audit their pay practices and remediate any observed equal pay violations. Now Rhode Island has joined the fray....more
Pay transparency laws are popping up across the country, forcing employers to comply with a patchwork of new, untested regulations. One aspect of these new laws that has caused employers to stumble is the requirement that job...more
ILLINOIS -
Who is a covered employer?
For purposes of the new requirement to report pay data to the Illinois Secretary of State, covered employers are Illinois corporations or foreign corporations authorized to...more
The California Equal Pay Act (CEPA) recognizes a few exceptions to the general bar on pay differentials between genders: a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of...more
Much has already been said about the impact COVID-19 has had on the American workplace. Employers, in particular, are by now all too familiar with nuances of the FFCRA, conducting business through Zoom, and accommodating...more
The California Supreme Court issued an important pair of decisions today clarifying that California-compliant wage statements need to be provided only to workers who perform the majority of their work in California, or who...more
ERISA lawsuits typically grow in numbers whenever there is an economic downturn. Though COVID-19’s financial impact is still unfolding, employer-sponsored employee-stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the employers themselves...more
California wage laws have taken another alarming departure from federal standards. The highest state court recently held in Frlekin v. Apple that non-exempt employees must be paid for the time their bags and personal...more
In recent years, some investors have grown increasingly vocal about pay equity issues, with a few investor funds calling on companies to publish compensation data by gender. One of the most notable examples of this phenomenon...more
Approximately two years ago, a number of employers received charges of discrimination alleging that they discriminated against applicants by restricting the recipients of employment advertisements on Facebook. The EEOC just...more
On Thursday, May 2, the Ninth Circuit issued a significant decision holding that the California Supreme Court’s recent Dynamex ruling applies retroactively. Recall that in Dynamex, California’s highest court rejected a...more
A little over a year ago, three major employers—T-Mobile, Amazon, and Cox Communications—were sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of age in the way they recruited new employees via Facebook. The plaintiffs’ lawyers...more
1/21/2019
/ Age Discrimination ,
Amazon ,
Class Action ,
Communication Workers of America ,
Cox Communications ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Facebook ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Online Advertisements ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Social Networks ,
T-Mobile
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a huge win to employers on May 21, 2018, in its much-anticipated decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, upholding the validity of arbitration agreements that require employees to arbitrate claims...more
5/23/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v Superior Court that will make classification of workers more complex and threaten the gig economy business model. The Court...more
The California legislature and governor have had another busy year adding new laws and regulations for California employers. The changes hit virtually every aspect of the employment relationship – including applications,...more
12/21/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Ban the Box ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Military Service Members ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Parental Leave ,
Private Sector ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Small Employers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transgender ,
USERRA ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
While the media has widely covered the resignation of Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick, it has largely ignored important lessons that tech startups can draw from Uber’s experience. In fact, the series of events leading up to...more
6/26/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
CEOs ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Popular ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Uber