Discrimination

Major Changes to Colorado Discrimination Law Will Negatively Impact Employers Large and Small

by Kalisha Chorba, Larry Marquess | Littler on 5/24/2013

On May 6, 2013, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law the Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act Of 2013 (Act), which amends the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), the state law prohibiting...more

Europe’s Largest Ethnic Minority Group Likely To Turn To European Courts To Combat Discrimination In Coming Years

by Roland De Monte | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/23/2013

For more than 1,000 years, the Roma (still more commonly known in the English-speaking world as “Gypsies,” although this term is now outdated and considered to be derogatory) have lived on the fringes of the societies of the...more

EEOC's Birmingham Office and Mexican Consulate Sign Historic Outreach Agreement

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/23/2013

Agreement Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship to Combat Discrimination - JACKSON, Miss. - The Birmingham District of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sign a Memorandum of...more

Mihalik v. Credit Agricole Cheuvreux: Second Circuit Clarifies Standard of Review of New York City Human Rights Law Claims

by Nathaniel Glasser, Keisha-Ann Gray, Steven Hurd | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/22/2013

On April 26, 2013, the Second Circuit held that New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") claims must be analyzed separately from federal and state discrimination claims and that the severe or pervasive standard of liability...more

Has the standard for discrimination claims truly changed for NYC employers and employees? The New York City Human Rights Law is...

by Ariel Belen | JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/22/2013

In 2005, New York City passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Given the language and legislative history of these amendments, many courts have since recognized that...more

The Stockton Saga Continues: Untouchable Pensions on the Chopping Block?

by Barbara Shreero | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/22/2013

Judge Christopher M. Klein's decision to accept the City of Stockton's petition for bankruptcy on April 1, 2013 set the stage for a battle over whether public workers' pensions can be reduced through municipal reorganization....more

Best Practices in Employment Law 2013: An Update for Executives, Managers, Business Owners and Human Resources Professionals

by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 5/21/2013

In This Presentation: - DEFENDING AGAINST WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RETALIATION CLAIMS - EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT CLASSIFICATION ISSUES UNDER FLSA - AGE DISCRIMINATION OVERVIEW - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY IN...more

The EEOC Issues New Guidance Regarding Those with Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, and Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace

by Stacie L. Caraway | Miller & Martin PLLC on 5/21/2013

The four separate EEOC Q&A Guidance documents each are about 10 pages long. So, for those of you without the spare time to review them all, here is a brief “Cliff Note version.” ...more

Colorado Small Business Owners Are Now Exposed To Increased Damages

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/21/2013

Colorado has passed a new law that expands the types of discrimination lawsuit damages that employees of small business employers - those with 14 or fewer employees - may be entitled to. +2013 Bill Text CO H.B. 1136. ...more

Tips And Tricks: Avoiding Discriminatory Discipline Of Groups Of Students

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/21/2013

Discriminatory discipline has been a hot topic this year in public schools, and the focus on this topic makes it one that school leaders should not ignore....more

Criminal Background Checks Prone To Errors And Discrimination

by Intermountain Legal on 5/20/2013

A school bus driver with numerous DUI convictions. A nursing home attendant with several arrests for violent assault. An accountant who served time in jail for banking fraud. You are more likely to read a news story about a...more

EEOC Is Making Good On Its Promise To Persecute Genetic Discrimination

by Melissa A. Silver | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/17/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement in its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the federal law that prohibits...more

EEOC Files Class Genetic Information Discrimination Suit Against Corning Rehab Center

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Founders Pavilion Violated Federal Law by Asking for Genetic Information From Applicants and Employees, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - The Founders Pavilion, Inc., a Corning, N.Y., nursing and rehabilitation...more

Gender Stereotyping Based on a Person’s Non-Conforming Behavior Violates Title VII

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/17/2013

As the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is intended to “strike at the entire spectrum of disparate treatment of men and women resulting from sex stereotyping.” Recently, a federal...more

Did You Know…EEOC Clarified That “Disability” Within The Meaning Of The ADA Now Includes Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, And...

by Katie Briscoe | Nossaman LLP on 5/17/2013

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its informal guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants or employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and...more

Legislation Roundup: Maryland General Assembly Mandates that Employers Provide "Light Duty" to Pregnant Disabled Women, Leave for...

by Joseph Harkins, Steven E. Kaplan | Littler on 5/17/2013

In May 2013, Governor Martin O'Malley signed three noteworthy statutes that will affect virtually every Maryland employer. Effective October 1, 2013, Maryland employers with 15 or more employees must provide their pregnant...more

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Major Changes to Colorado Discrimination Law Will Negatively Impact Employers Large and Small

Europe’s Largest Ethnic Minority Group Likely To Turn To European Courts To Combat Discrimination In Coming Years

EEOC's Birmingham Office and Mexican Consulate Sign Historic Outreach Agreement

Mihalik v. Credit Agricole Cheuvreux: Second Circuit Clarifies Standard of Review of New York City Human Rights Law Claims

Has the standard for discrimination claims truly changed for NYC employers and employees? The New York City Human Rights Law is...

The Stockton Saga Continues: Untouchable Pensions on the Chopping Block?

Best Practices in Employment Law 2013: An Update for Executives, Managers, Business Owners and Human Resources Professionals

The EEOC Issues New Guidance Regarding Those with Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, and Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace

Colorado Small Business Owners Are Now Exposed To Increased Damages

Tips And Tricks: Avoiding Discriminatory Discipline Of Groups Of Students

Criminal Background Checks Prone To Errors And Discrimination

EEOC Is Making Good On Its Promise To Persecute Genetic Discrimination

EEOC Files Class Genetic Information Discrimination Suit Against Corning Rehab Center

Gender Stereotyping Based on a Person’s Non-Conforming Behavior Violates Title VII

Did You Know…EEOC Clarified That “Disability” Within The Meaning Of The ADA Now Includes Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, And...

Legislation Roundup: Maryland General Assembly Mandates that Employers Provide "Light Duty" to Pregnant Disabled Women, Leave for...

Age Discrimination Claims Remain Popular

Mexican Federal Labor Law Reform: What Companies Doing Business in Mexico Need to Know

EEOC Has Settled its First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Genetic Discrimination

Germany: Have Rejected Job Applicants the Right to Know the Reasons for Not Getting the Job

Third Circuit Holds That Shareholder-Director Cannot Sue For Discrimination

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013

Self Described “Happy Drunk” With Sleep Apnea Was Not Disabled: Adjudicator

BMO Harris Bank to Pay $400,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Federal Construction Contractors Beware: OFCCP Wants You!

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