This summer, the NLRB adopted a new standard for assessing the lawfulness of workplace policies. Overruling its 2017 decision in Boeing that relaxed scrutiny of workplace policies, the NLRB ruled in Stericycle that a...more
Colorado’s POWR Act went into effect on August 7, 2023, significantly increasing employer obligations to prevent and address harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Companies with Colorado-based employees should act...more
Several states continue to limit the use of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions:
California: On September 1, 2023, California enacted SB 699, expanding the state’s ban on non-competition agreements in...more
Organizations host events that vary in scale, scope and logistics. Teams put enormous resources into planning to ensure a successful event. Unfortunately, an unanticipated accident or other catastrophic incident can...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a federal law that came into effect on June 27, 2023, provides employees and applicants with pregnancy-related conditions with many of the same rights afforded to workers with disabilities...more
A growing number of companies use artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify and evaluate candidates, a development that promises to revolutionize recruitment and hiring. Proponents say AI-driven systems can...more
The federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) and its many state analogs require equal pay for equal (or, in some states, “substantially similar”) work. The EPA contains a so-called “catch-all” defense to equal pay claims, permitting wage...more
OFCCP has announced the issuance of three new directives intended “to increase accountability and efficiency” and “to maximize the effectiveness of compliance assistance resources.” ...more
On January 1, 2019 at the stroke of midnight, Hawaii joined a growing list of states and municipalities to ban prospective employers from asking applicants about their prior salary history. ...more
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As early as November 30, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear three high profile employment cases that question whether Title VII’s ban on sex discrimination protects gay and transgender employees. ...more
In October 2017, four franchisees filed a federal complaint against the global convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, seeking to represent a purported class of over 1,000 similarly situated 7-Eleven franchisees in California. The...more
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In the last several weeks, allegations of rampant sexual harassment have shocked the collective conscience. With the assistance of social media, what started as an allegation against a Hollywood mogul snowballed into a...more