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..H.R. 4445 prohibits pre-dispute arbitration clauses and waivers of right to bring joint actions in cases of sexual assault or sexual harassment.
..Courts, not arbitrators, determine the applicability...more
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits retaliation against employees because they either oppose discriminatory actions (the "Opposition Clause") or because of their participation in an investigation, proceeding, or...more
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The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) requires covered employers to provide advance notice of “plant closings” and “mass layoffs” that resulting in an “employment loss” at a single site of...more
According to a report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers are at an increased risk of age-discrimination litigation due to changing workforce demographics. The June 2018 report, titled...more
On April 4, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, sitting en banc, issued a landmark opinion becoming the first appellate court to hold that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued new Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, marking the first time that the EEOC has issued a formal resource document on retaliation since...more
Employers should re-evaluate any employment policies that exclude –intentionally or not –pregnant employees from job accommodations, leave or other benefits in the face of Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Young v....more