5th Circuit Upholds Six-Month Contractual Limitations Period for Section 1981...
On February 1, the 5th Circuit slashed a $366,160,000 jury verdict against FedEx for employment retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Section 1981) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
View ArticleCommon Bad Decisions Startups Make During the Romance Phase
Entrepreneurs with sound business ideas commonly make decisions that hinder early growth and capitalization. During the “Romance Phase,” the idea for a new product or service is fully developed, the...
View ArticleMembers of the New York City Council Introduce Three Bills Seeking To...
Members of the New York City Council are looking to accomplish what the New York State Legislature could not – proposing various bans on the use of non-competes in New York City. On February 28, 2024,...
View ArticleNew York-Based Employers: Failure-to-Hire and Failure-to-Promote Claims...
On March 14, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the protections of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) can apply to non-New York state or...
View ArticleNew York City Workers’ Bill of Rights – Another Notice Obligation for NYC...
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently published the Workers’ Bill of Rights, a comprehensive guide to employee, applicant and independent contractor rights in...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Holds that Employees Must Be Paid for Time Driving...
California employers who require employees to pass through a security checkpoint or swipe a security badge before exiting their worksites but after clocking out could potentially face significant...
View ArticleThe Department of Labor Has Your Business in Its Sights: Act Now to Prevent...
President Joe Biden has signed off on the most recent government funding bill, which allocates $13.4 billion to the United States Department of Labor (DOL), including $260 million earmarked for the...
View ArticleThe Birth of Another Form of Paid Leave: Prenatal Leave for New York-Based...
Over the weekend, the New York State Legislature passed the state budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget contains expanded access to paid leave for pregnant employees, including up to 20 hours of...
View ArticleViral Layoffs: Important Considerations for Employment Actions in the Digital...
Social media usage remains ubiquitous in 2024, and a recent trend sees the increased use of social media by employees to document their experiences with layoffs and disciplinary actions in the...
View ArticleSunshine State Update: New Florida Law Forbids Local Employment Regulation in...
House Bill 433 – effective July 1, 2024 – strips local Florida governments of their power to regulate employers in three important areas. First, the new law preempts local governments from creating...
View ArticleIt’s Settled: A PAGA Plaintiff Has No Right to Intervene, Vacate or Object to...
Key Takeaways California employers can have greater reassurance that an approved PAGA settlement is less likely to be disrupted by other plaintiffs with separate and overlapping claims. PAGA...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Decision Marks Win for Employers in FLSA Nationwide...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has delivered a significant win for employers by ruling that the Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of...
View ArticleSan Diego County Law Adds New Background Check Hurdles for Employers
Key Points: San Diego County has enacted a Fair Chance Ordinance that further regulates background checks. The law creates new obligations for employers in unincorporated areas of San Diego County....
View ArticleLos Angeles City Council To Consider Minimum Wage Increase to $25 per Hour...
On Wednesday, October 23, the Los Angeles City Council’s Economic, Community Development, and Jobs Committee unanimously voted to advance a proposal to the full City Council that would raise the...
View ArticleInoculating Employers Against Religious Discrimination Claims – Sixth Circuit...
It is cold and flu season, and COVID-19 remains an ongoing threat. Have you inoculated your workplace against claims of religious discrimination? A recent Sixth Circuit decision, DeVore v. Univ. of...
View ArticleLos Angeles City Council Postpones Vote on Hotel and Airport Workers Until...
During the Los Angeles City Council’s meeting on November 20, 2024, the council discussed whether to approve proposed amendments to the Living Wage Ordinance and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage...
View ArticleJanuary 1, 2025 Due Date: New York Employers Should Prepare Now for the New...
As discussed in our prior alert, New York’s amendment to New York Labor Law Section 196-b, providing employees with another opportunity for paid leave, goes into effect soon. Starting on January 1,...
View ArticleUPDATE: January 1, 2025 Due Date: New York Employers Should Prepare Now for...
Soon after we hit “publish” on our blog post about New York’s paid prenatal leave law, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) posted the guidance we have all been waiting for. In a series of...
View ArticleUpdate: Los Angeles City Council Moves to Amend Minimum Wage for Hotel and...
On Wednesday, December 11, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to amend the Living Wage Ordinance, which regulates wages for airport workers, and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance,...
View ArticleDelaware Is an Employee Choice State – It Is Official
In response to two certified questions from the 7th Circuit in LKQ Corp. v. Rutledge, the Delaware Supreme Court confirmed that its holding from Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. v. Ainslie, which clearly...
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