The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2023-2027 (SEP), outlining the agency's goals and priorities for enforcing federal employment...more
A few weeks ago, we told you the story of Hannah and Bob, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark holding that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is impossible to discriminate against a person for being gay,...more
8/4/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Applications ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Identity ,
Grooming Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Personnel Records ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Termination ,
Title VII
To illustrate why an employer violates federal employment law by discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, the United States Supreme Court majority told the stories of Hannah and Bob. More...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
“Success in creating [Artificial Intelligence] would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.” It’s almost as if Stephen Hawking, when he made...more
Yesterday (April 30, 2018) the California Supreme Court issued an opinion on the appropriate test to employ when assessing “independent contractor” classification under state law.
The Court’s unanimous decision throws out...more
As we have reported in the past, utilizing temporary staffing agencies to fill gaps in labor needs can be an efficient and economically beneficial way for companies to meet business demands. This is particularly true in...more
11/27/2017
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Day Laborers ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
They say that timing is everything — or at least now it is for so-called “constructive discharge” claims. Last month, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, solidified the rule that the time within which an...more