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Post-Dobbs Employment Considerations

Benesch on 8/17/2022

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the United States Supreme Court overturned years of precedent started by Roe v. Wade and conferred the right to regulate abortions to individual states. This marked change has...more

The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine – Planning for the Employer Response

Littler on 9/18/2020

Introduction - Many employers are hopeful that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be the silver bullet that will enable employers to return to some semblance of a pre-COVID workplace. Assuming a vaccine is developed, can an...more

Employment Law This Week®: DOL’s RFI on Overtime Rule, NLRA Doesn’t Preempt NYSHRL, SF’s Salary History Law, Pregnant Workers...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/7/2017

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

Addressing Post-Election Tensions in the Workplace

Littler on 11/21/2016

As the extreme rhetoric of the 2016 presidential campaign slowly wanes, the divisions it exposed remain raw. Many Americans celebrate the election of President-elect Trump, while many others continue to express concern about...more

Updating Your Employee Handbook for 2016

Troutman Pepper on 6/20/2016

Employee handbooks are an important way for employers to communicate rules, expectations and benefits to employees. They also can serve as a way for the company to establish its brand and convey its history and corporate...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — June 2016

Littler on 6/6/2016

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The June edition of the Insider Report highlights recent federal...more

New York Expands Protections for Women with Passage of Women's Equality Act

Littler on 11/4/2015

On October 21, 2015, Governor Cuomo signed into law five bills that will provide greater protection for women in the workplace. These bills, which are part of the Women's Equality Act, strengthen New York's equal pay...more

New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

Morgan Lewis on 11/2/2015

The new laws are designed to protect equality for female employees in New York State; Governor also proposes regulations that would extend protections to transgender employees. On October 21, New York Governor Andrew...more

Employment Law - April 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/21/2015

To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Pregnant Employees - Why it matters: The U.S. Supreme Court decided the first of two major employment law cases this term when a 6-3 majority of...more

Employment Flash - March 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/2/2015

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Rejects Sixth Circuit Yard-Man Vested Benefits Presumption - Supreme Court Revives Pregnancy Discrimination Light Duty Case - NY Wage Theft Protection Act Amended - Senate...more

Employment Law -- Oct 15, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/15/2013

“Use It or Lose It” Policy Results in Multimillion-Dollar Verdict - Why it matters: Although this decision is unpublished, it provides a lesson on the potentially expensive ramifications of maintaining an illegal...more

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