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Amended Pregnancy Regulations Expand Protections for Employees Disabled by Pregnancy or Perceived as Pregnant

All California employers with five or more full- or part-time employees must comply with the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission’s (“FEHC”) amended pregnancy regulations that went into effect December 30, 2012....more

2013 Labor And Employment Law Checklist

Each year, LP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking in order to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you find this...more

Bill Proposed To Amend NJLAD To Prohibit Healthcare Benefit Discrimination

On November 19, 2012, a bill (A3444) was introduced in response to reports in the New Jersey Star Ledger that a bank purportedly provided unequal levels of health coverage to its male and female employees. The bill attempts...more

In Case You Were Confused, Medicare is for the Benefit of Employees, not Employers

Most employers these days know that they cannot set a mandatory retirement age for employees. This arcane practice runs directly afoul of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)....more