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New Mexico Enacts Fair Pay for Women Act

by Connie Bertram, Fredric Leffler, Lawrence Lorber, Marc Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Leslie Silverman, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/6/2013

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

Global Employment and Benefits Updates - Issue 1 2013

by White & Case LLP on 3/22/2013

In This Issue: - Balancing human rights in discrimination law - French flexicurity - In Profile: Johanna Johnson - News in Brief - Upcoming Events - Excerpt from French flexicurity: The...more

New York City Council Passes Bill Prohibiting “Unemployment” Discrimination; Mayor Bloomberg Indicated Intention To Veto Bill

by Hema Chatlani, Maayan Deker, Allison Ianni, Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/1/2013

On January 23, 2013, New York’s City Council passed a bill that would modify the New York City Human Rights Law and prohibit discrimination based on unemployment status. ...more

The Duty to Accommodate Family Status (and Potentially Lifestyle Choices Too)

by Carl Cunningham | Bennett Jones LLP on 2/25/2013

In an update last October (Accommodating Family Status – Needs vs. Preferences) we advised you that the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal established a new test for an employer’s duty to accommodate on the basis of family status...more

New York City on the Verge of Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an Individual's Unemployment Status

by Michael S. Arnold | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 2/15/2013

New York City employers beware: The New York City Council has once again acted to expand the nation’s broadest anti-discrimination law – this time to prohibit discrimination against New York City’s unemployed. While several...more

Update on Family Status Accommodation: Federal Court Finds that Childcare Not a "Choice"

by Joel Fairbrother | Field Law on 2/13/2013

The Federal Court of Canada has upheld a decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal which found that employers have a duty to accommodate an employee’s childcare obligations in certain circumstances on the basis of...more

New York Court Holds That Extended Leave Of Absence May Be A Reasonable Accommodation Under New York City Human Rights Law

by Hema Chatlani, Allison Ianni, Caitlin Senff Ladd, Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2013

LaCourt v. Shenanigans Knits, Ltd., No. 102391/11 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty., Nov. 14, 2012): While still employed by defendants, the plaintiff informed her supervisor of her recent breast cancer diagnosis and her decision to...more

2013 California Labor & Employment Laws – Part 4 Of 4

by Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau on 1/25/2013

In our final post on new labor and employment laws, we review a few miscellaneous changes of which California employers should be aware. If you have any issues regarding labor and employment law, please contact our firm for...more

Supervisors Cannot Be Held Individually Liable Under Maine Law

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/3/2013

Maine employers should be aware the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine has held that supervisors cannot be held individually liable under the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) or the Maine Whistleblower's Protection Act (MWPA). See...more

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