Recent cases in New York and Pennsylvania demonstrate that, at least in some jurisdictions and under some circumstances, a plaintiff can state a valid claim for unlawful gender discrimination based on a spouse’s jealousy....more
Last month, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Estee Lauder in a Pennsylvania federal court alleging that Estee Lauder’s parental leave policy discriminates against employees on the basis of gender by providing unequal benefits...more
9/28/2017
/ Caregivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Paternity Leave ,
Sex Discrimination
New York City is finishing off a strong year on the employment law front. Earlier this year, the City Council passed laws that banned the box and all but eliminated credit checks. It also passed a law requiring employers to...more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a series of bills entitled the “Women’s Equality Agenda” that significantly amend the State’s equal pay, sex discrimination, harassment and other laws to provide additional...more
10/30/2015
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Pay Secrecy ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Family Status Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Liquidated Damages ,
New Legislation ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
This past weekend, while college basketball teams across America finished up their conference tournaments, 64 employment law issues played in the first round of our tournament, and boy did it live up to the hype. Filled with...more
3/17/2015
/ At-Will Employment ,
Background Checks ,
Disparate Impact ,
Drug Testing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
OWBPA ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Training Requirements ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Deductions ,
WARN Act
The nation’s broadest anti-discrimination law just got broader – now requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees. Existing Federal, state and city laws already protect women against...more