Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
On December 17, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in a 3-judge panel to...more
Please note: The below information may require updating, including additional clarification, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop.
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued emergency temporary...more
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) directing all private employers with 100 or more employees corporate-wide to establish, implement, and enforce a mandatory...more
Kilpatrick Townsend recently partnered with the ACC Georgia Chapter to offer again this year the Annual International Seminar: Navigating Cross-Border Legal Issues in Brazil and Mexico. Speakers covered issues organizations...more
On January 7, 2021, when Trump was still in office, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a new, employer-friendly rule for determining independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The...more
In a landmark decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch and released today, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States held that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates...more
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
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The spread of the novel coronavirus and the numerous shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders issued across the country in response have presented unique and challenging issues for employers. Significantly, many businesses who...more
2017 was the dawning of a new era for workplaces everywhere. Employees are talking about harassment more than ever, and employers who do not act quickly to catch up in light of the #MeToo movement will lose talent and face...more
On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the New Parent Leave Act, a law that will require employers with 20-49 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected parental leave to...more
On August 25, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance on workplace retaliation issues. The EEOC enforces Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with...more