DE Under 3: FAR Council's Latest Proposed Rule & OFCCP's 10 New FAQs on Compensation History
Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Employment Law This Week®: Gig Worker Classification, NLRB Rulemaking Agenda, Non-Compete Agreement Backlash
Trends in Pay Equity - Developments in California, New York, Massachusetts and Nationwide
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. Seventh Circuit Finds EEOC Failed to Prove Racial Harassment in Multi-Employee...more
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its updated guidance on harassment in the workplace (the “Guidance”) which provides a comprehensive resource on federal workplace harassment law. The...more
Today is National Equal Pay Day. They say that the average woman has to work from January 1, 2023, through March 12, 2024, to make as much money as a man who worked only in calendar year 2023. While there are many...more
Neuromonitoring Company in Pennsylvania Resolves Federal Charges of Pay Discrimination and Retaliation - PHILADELPHIA – Medsurant Holdings, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based healthcare services company providing intraoperative...more
Pay equity for women remains an issue for many employers. Among those championing gender pay equity is Megan Rapinoe, the American soccer star who is set to retire from professional play at the end of National Women’s Soccer...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have announced they will be collaborating and sharing information to improve their enforcement efforts....more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance presents a legal analysis of the standards for harassment and employer...more
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •A New York trial court has ruled that the purchaser of a medical practice could not enforce a noncompete provision contained in the purchase agreement...more
School District to Pay $450,000 to Wage Discrimination Victims and Raise Salaries of Teachers Paid Less Than Male Colleagues - MADISON, Wis. – Verona Area School District will pay $450,000, raise salaries, and furnish...more
Gaming Parlor Chain Paid Female Worker Less Than Men and Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO – Lacey’s Place LLC Series Midlothian, doing business as Lacey’s Place, which owns and operates more than...more
Metallurgical Company Relegated Female Workers Into Lower-Paying Departments And Paid Them Less Than Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges - BOSTON – LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, violated...more
History of Pay Inequality - Pay discrimination is not new in the United States. In 1963, Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act to address a centuries-old problem of sex-based discrimination in the payment of wages by...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has expressed a renewed intention to enforce federal laws prohibiting discrimination in pay amid a reported persistent “pay gap” between women and men in the United...more
Home Healthcare Companies Paid Female Employees Less Than Newly Hired Male Employees, Federal Agency Says - WASHINGTON - Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is owned in-part and managed by Alternate Solutions Health...more
In other words, which presidents can we -- ahem -- blame? George and Abe say, "Don't look at us." Just kidding. In honor of President's Day, I thought it might be fun to review which presidents were responsible for the...more
On October 21, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published an updated version of its “EEO is the Law” workplace poster with a new poster entitled “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is...more
Male Therapeutic Recreator Was Paid More Than Four Senior Females, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of Health’s Thomas B. Finan Center in Cumberland, a state residential psychiatric care center,...more
Female Accounting Professor Paid Less than Male Professors for the Same Work, Federal Agency Charges - MIDLAND, Texas – The University of Texas at Permian Basin violated the Equal Pay Act by paying lesser wages to a female...more
Male Project Managers Were Paid More Than Female Project Managers - BALTIMORE -- Mechanical Design Systems, Inc. (MDS), an HVAC design and installation services company with offices in Clinton, Maryland and operating in...more
Gaming Parlor Chain Paid Female Workers Less, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO -- Lacey’s Place LLC Series Midlothian, doing business as Lacey’s Place, which owns and operates more than 30 video gaming parlors in Illinois,...more
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams agreed to joint collective bargaining agreements with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) on May 18 which guarantees equal pay for both teams. Not only...more
In what is being portrayed as a significant victory for women in sports, the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) announced a $24 million-dollar settlement of a class action equal pay action against the U.S....more
Federal Court Denies University’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Equal Pay Act and Title VII Claims - MIAMI – A federal judge has ordered a sex and wage discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...more
Car Dealership Fires Female Dispatcher Who Complained About Unequal Pay, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE – Jerry’s Chevrolet, Inc., an automobile dealership in Baltimore, violated federal law when it paid a female...more