Discrimination, Internships

Diskriminierung im Bewerbungsprozess? Was Sie als Arbeitgeber jetzt wissen sollten

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/16/2024

Die Ampelkoalition hat in ihrem Koalitionsvertrag die Ausweitung des Anwendungsbereichs des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG) vorgesehen. Ob dies in dieser Legislaturperiode tatsächlich noch geschieht, ist fraglich....more

Rhode Island Superior Court Rules on Job Applicant's Medical Marijuana Use

Littler on 6/15/2017

In a case of first impression in the state, the Rhode Island Superior Court recently ruled an employer is prohibited from refusing to hire a prospective employee because the employee would potentially fail a pre-employment...more

The Law Governing Unpaid Interns, Part II: Rights Under Federal and State Nondiscrimination Laws

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 6/12/2017

This is the second of two blogs covering the law governing unpaid interns and volunteers. Our first blog reviewed the basic criteria for determining whether a worker can properly be considered an unpaid intern or volunteer....more

Connecticut Extends Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Protections to Unpaid Interns

Littler on 6/25/2015

On June 22, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that extends workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation protection to unpaid interns. Historically, it was unclear whether an...more

Medical Marijuana Cards: A New Scarlet Letter? First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit in Rhode Island Claims that Employer Discriminated on...

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 1/7/2015

A Rhode Island graduate student has filed a lawsuit against a textile company, alleging that it discriminated against her because she used medical marijuana. The complaint, filed by the local ACLU chapter on behalf of...more

Ringing in the New Year: A Summary of New Employment Laws for 2015

Buchalter on 12/17/2014

With the use of more than a few pens, the Governor of California has enacted more than 50 new laws related to employment, some of which affect all employers, and others that affect only specific industries. Unfortunately for...more

Medical Marijuana And The Workplace — Another Lawsuit Filed

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/14/2014

The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit alleging that Darlington Fabrics Corporation discriminated against a candidate for a paid intern position because the candidate, Christine Callaghan,...more

New Laws Affecting California Employers

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/27/2014

The 2014 legislative session is in the books, and it produced several new laws affecting employers in California, including: Private arbitration companies must provide arbitration data on their websites, in a...more

New York City’s Human Rights Law Extends Protection to Unpaid Interns; Is New York State Far Behind?

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 6/5/2014

Effective June 14, 2014, the New York City Human Rights Law will extend its nondiscrimination protections to unpaid interns. An intern is defined as “an individual who performs work for an employer on a temporary basis whose...more

New York City Amends Its Human Rights Law to Extend Protection to Interns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/14/2014

On April 15, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) extending the protections from discrimination and harassment contained in the NYCHRL to both...more

Unpaid, but Not Unprotected: New York City Extends Human Rights Law to Protect Interns

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 5/7/2014

As reported by us in recent blog articles (Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Differences in Duties Means No Commonality, No Class Certification for Unpaid Interns and The High Cost of Hiring Unpaid Interns), employment issues...more

Legislation Unanimously Passed by City Council Seeks to Protect NYC Interns From Discrimination

Littler on 3/31/2014

On March 26, 2014, the New York City Council unanimously passed a bill to expand the New York City Human Rights law to prohibit employment discrimination against interns. The legislation will likely be enacted into law, as it...more

New York City Council Votes to Extend New York City Human Rights Law’s Protections Against Discrimination to Interns

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 3/27/2014

On Wednesday, the New York City Council voted 50-0 to extend the New York City Human Rights Law’s protections to interns. Last October, we reported on a Federal court decision dismissing an unpaid intern’s hostile work...more

Bill Introduced To Extend New Jersey Employment Discrimination Protections To Unpaid Interns

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/16/2014

On December 5, 2013, the Senate introduced a bill (S3064) seeking to extend legal protections and remedies to unpaid interns by amending three state statutes: the Law Against Discrimination, the Conscientious Employee...more

The Beginnings of a New Trend? New Jersey Proposes to Protect Unpaid Interns From Employment Discrimination

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/17/2013

On December 5, 2013, the New Jersey State Senate introduced S-3064 to protect unpaid interns from employment discrimination by amending the Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), the Conscientious Employee Protection Act...more

Proposed Law Would Amend New Jersey Employment Discrimination And Whistleblower Laws To Protect Interns

FordHarrison on 12/4/2013

Legislation proposed by a member of the New Jersey Senate would amend the Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act to extend legal protections and...more

Proposed New York Law Would Extend State Anti-Discrimination Protections to Unpaid Interns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/6/2013

A new bill introduced in the New York State Senate would extend many of the protections of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) to unpaid interns. Among other things, the bill would make it illegal for employers to...more

Unpaid Interns One Step Closer to Receiving Protection Against Discrimination in New York

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/23/2013

Last week we reported on a decision out of a New York federal district court refusing to extend the protections of the New York City anti-discrimination law to unpaid interns. That decision also confirmed that neither the...more

New York Federal District Court Declines to Extend Protections against Discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law to...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/10/2013

I just finished reading a very interesting opinion in Wang v. Phoenix Satellite Television US, Inc., which Judge Castel issued late last week out of the Southern District of New York and which addresses the scope of the New...more

Oregon Passes Workplace Protection Law for Unpaid Interns

Littler on 6/24/2013

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on June 13, 2013 signed into law a bill extending employment discrimination protection to interns. The new law grants unpaid interns legal recourse under Oregon's employment discrimination laws...more

Take 5 Newsletter: EEOC Update; Intern Wage and Hour Claims; NLRB Quorum; Unemployment Discrimination; Social Media Passwords

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/5/2013

EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more

Volunteers And Interns Not “Employees” For Purposes Of Minimum Thresholds Under Title VII And The ADA

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/1/2012

Pastor v. Partnership for Children’s Rights, 10-cv-5167 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 2012): In this discrimination case, the Partnership for Children’s Rights sought to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it was not an...more

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