Gay and Trans Rights under Title VII -
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding an employer that fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates...more
6/29/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion Upholding But-For Causation in Section 1981 Discrimination Cases -
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion holding that a plaintiff who sues for racial discrimination in...more
4/16/2020
/ 42 U. S. C. § 1981 ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
But For Causation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Comcast ,
Comcast Corp. v National Association of African American-Owned Media ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Substantial Motivating Factor Test ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Title VII
Focus On Whistleblower Protections -
Avoiding and Defending Whistleblower Claims -
Defending Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims can be costly and complicated. It can be challenging, for example, for a...more
States Impose Sexual Harassment Policy & Training Requirements -
In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, several states have attempted to curb ever-increasing sexual harassment claims through new legislation requiring...more
7/15/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
New York State -
As part of a broad agenda to protect and advance women’s equality, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Achieve Pay Equity Law (S.1/A.6075), which expands and changes New York’s equal pay act, N.Y....more
7/13/2018
/ Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour