Unveiling Gender-Affirming Care: Why It Matters and What’s at Stake – Diagnosing Health Care
DE Under 3: New Controversial Proposed Rule Affecting Title VII
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC's LGBTQ+ Guidance Blocked, Employer COVID-19 Update, NYC Prepares for Pay Transparency Law - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: Data Gathering & Data Delivery
DE Under 3: New Data Collection Burdens, NLRB’s Ruling Regarding Union Election Dismissals, and OMB’s Tech Modernization Fund
DE Under 3: DEAMcon22, Remarks from OFCCP Director Yang & EEOC Commissioner Sonderling & Vaccine Mandate Updates
DE Under 3: EEO-1 Survey Closure Date, Non-Binary Reporting Updates, and Government Agency Equity Plans
Helping the Transgender Community Through The Name Change Project with Samantha Rothaus of Davis+Gilbert: On Record PR
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Biden Administration Quick Take – Three Employment Law Initiatives We’re Monitoring
The Year Ahead: Litigation Hot Spots at a Glance
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQ Employees, EEOC on Older Workers Returning to Work - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law This Week®: NJ Limits NDAs, DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule, Pay Data Collection, Sexual Harassment Training
[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017
Episode 25: EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum Part II: Other Emerging EEOC Trends + Takeaways
Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
Employment Law This Week: Joint-Employer Guidance Rescinded, NYC’s “Fair Workweek” Bills, ADA and Gender Dysphoria, Philadelphia’s Salary History Law
The Ohio General Assembly has concluded its spring session, passing several education-related bills now on the way to Governor DeWine for his signature. Governor DeWine is not expected to veto any of the measures, so...more
Monday, May 13, 2024: Coalition of 18 Republican States’ Attorney Generals Filed Suit to Challenge EEOC’s Harassment Guidance - A coalition of 18 Republican state attorney generals (“AGs”), led by Tennessee Attorney...more
In June 2023, the ‘Act on the Promotion of Citizens’ Understanding of Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity’ was enacted by the Japanese legislature (the Diet)....more
By way of background, in May 2023, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 14 (SB 14), which prohibits physicians and other licensed medical professionals from providing gender-affirming medical care to minors. Almost...more
Earlier this week, Governor Kathy Hochul released her Executive Budget proposal totaling $233 billion for State Fiscal Year 2025. The budget proposes several initiatives targeted at improving access to, quality of, and...more
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed multiple bills into law as part of California’s ongoing efforts to safeguard access to reproductive and gender affirming health care. The new laws are intended to increase protections for...more
In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such services. ...more
The 2023 New York State Legislature recently concluded its legislative session (after being called back for two weeks to consider certain pieces of legislation). The session ended with a flurry of activity relevant to...more
On June 7, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 23-172 into law, radically transforming Colorado’s employment discrimination legal landscape by expanding the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA)....more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
Companies may face class action lawsuits as early as July 2023 based on Washington’s new privacy law. Governor Jay Inslee recently signed House Bill 1155, the WA My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA” or “the Act”), giving companies...more
On May 10, 2023, the Missouri legislature passed a bill restricting access to gender affirming care for individuals under the age of 18. The bill is now headed to Governor Parson’s desk for signature...more
On May 4, 2023, SB 254 passed the Florida Senate by a safe majority vote of 83 to 28 and is now on Governor DeSantis’s desk for approval. Once signed (expected shortly) , this law will take immediate effect and disrupt the...more
Florida lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that will make it a crime for individuals to use certain bathrooms that don’t align with their gender at birth, raising many questions for schools, public employers, and businesses...more
On April 27, 2023, the Kansas Legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill (SB) 180, which defines “male” and “female” only by biological sex. SB 180, described by the Kansas Senate as a “women’s bill...more
New LGBTI Law - New Legislation Enacted - The Danish Parliament has adopted the bill to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act, the Equal Treatment Act, among other laws, furthering the Government’s proposal known as...more
On July 19, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed a bill that is intended to combat discrimination in health care. SB 567 prohibits health care providers in Oregon from denying medical treatment, or limiting the amount of medical...more
Over the last two years, Colorado enacted some significant employment laws, including the Healthy Families & Workplaces Act and Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Colorado’s 2021 legislative session ended on June 12, 2021....more
That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more
Effective July 1, 2020, Virginia’s employment laws are substantially changing to provide broader protections to employees in many areas. We previously summarized the Virginia Values Act (VVA) here which goes into effect on...more
A quick employment law update for California employers to start your week! Gov. Newsome Issues Face Covering Order: On June 18, 2020, California’s Governor issued new Guidance For The Use Of Face Coverings. All persons in...more
The employment law landscape in Virginia will undergo a seismic shift effective July 1, 2020. Since April 2020, Governor Ralph Northam has signed roughly two dozen bills into law that will significantly impact employers,...more
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) just signed into law this weekend sweeping legislation that not only protects the rights of LGBT Virginians in employment, housing, and accommodations, but also expands the ability of...more
First of Many Anticipated Employment Changes in Virginia, Including Expanded Coverage and Remedies for the Virginia Human Right Act and Minimum Wage Increases....more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the nation’s first bill banning discrimination based on an employee’s hairstyle. Senate Bill 188, otherwise known as the Crown Act, expanded the definition of race under...more