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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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Employment protections extended to infertility treatment

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A recent legislative amendment in Belgium introduces protection against dismissal and a prohibition of discrimination when an employee is absent due to an infertility treatment or a programme of medically assisted...more

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[Webinar] Title IX Regulations Compliance Check-in: Pregnancy and Related Conditions (Higher Education Roundtable) - July 16th,...

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The April release of the federal Title IX regulations came at the same time as the federal government released regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and on the heels of the implementation of the Providing...more

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Employment Law Update: New York is the First State to Mandate That Employers Pay for Prenatal Care Leave

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New York is the first state in the United States to require employers to pay for prenatal personal care for their employees. On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a budget bill that amends New...more

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New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Sunset Date

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Making New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature on April 19, 2024 passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 196-b that will require employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Harassment in the Modern Workplace

On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. The “Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” published in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash: Special Edition

The new year has brought a slew of changes in state laws, including those governing employee leave, privacy, as well as workplace discrimination and harassment. The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act added...more

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Congress Delivers New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers

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As 2022 came to a close, President Biden signed the 2023 omnibus government funding bill. Included in the bill—with bipartisan support—are two provisions that expand protections for pregnant and nursing employees. Both of the...more

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Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Overturns 50 Years of Precedent on Abortion Laws and Rights

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (2022), holding that the United States Constitution provides no basis for a right to...more

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New Illinois Law Expands The Rights of Nursing Mothers In The Workplace

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Effective August 21, 2018, Illinois Public Act 100-1003 expanded the protections under the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (Act) for employees needing to express breast milk in the workplace....more

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South Carolina Releases Poster Explaining New Pregnancy Discrimination Law

Earlier this year, we reported on a new South Carolina law that provides pregnant employees with legal protections that in some circumstances exceed those under federal law. In addition to these substantive protections, the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New S.C. Law Adds Pregnancy and Childbirth Accommodation Requirements

Last month, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act. The law, which is the first such measure passed in the South, is intended to protect and assist working women through...more

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Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect on April 1, 2018

The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, enacted in July of 2017, will take effect on April 1, 2018. The Act prohibits Massachusetts employers from denying pregnant women and new mothers reasonable accommodation for...more

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What’s New in Connecticut? 3 Laws to Take Effect on October 1

The turning of the calendar to October in Connecticut means more than just leaf peeping and apple picking. For employers, October 1, 2017, is the date that several new laws impacting employers will go into effect....more

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Massachusetts Enacts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On July 27, 2017, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, requiring Massachusetts employers to provide pregnant women and new mothers with “reasonable accommodations” for their...more

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The Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act Official Notice Is Here

The Nevada Equal Rights Commission has published its official notice for the new Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act. As you likely know by now, Nevada employers with at least 15 employees must immediately post this notice...more

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Massachusetts House Passes “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”

On May 10, 2017, the Massachusetts House, by unanimous vote (150-to-0), passed the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. If enacted, the Act will expand existing protections for pregnant employees in Massachusetts and...more

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Certificados de incapacidad por maternidad: Nuevas normas operativas para su expedición

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Recientemente, el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (en adelante IMSS) publicó a través de su página de internet la Circular 10/10 por medio de la cual se dieron a conocer nuevas normas operativas para la expedición de...more

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Mexico: New Maternity Leave Regulations

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The Mexican Social Security Institute (“Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social,” hereinafter “IMSS”) recently published Circular 10/16 to announce new regulations for the issuance of maternity leave certificates.  These...more

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DC's Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect

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D.C. employers are now required to accommodate pregnant workers. The District of Columbia’s Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014 (the Act) took effect on March 3. The new law requires D.C. employers to...more

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D.C.’s New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers Is Now Effective

On March 3, 2015, the D.C. Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014 became effective. The Act provides increased protections for pregnant workers and requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations...more

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New Illinois Employment Laws Taking Effect January 1, 2015

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Along with decorations, holiday feasts, and other merriment, employers in Illinois get to celebrate the close of another year by updating their policies and practices to comply with several recently enacted laws that will...more

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