Starting May 10, 2020, New York City employers may not require prospective employees to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols (or THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana) in an...more
Class action claims against employers for seemingly technical violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) continue to gain momentum, reminding employers to carefully review their background check forms. In the most...more
The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) does not extend to disparate impact claims for job applicants, according to a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit on Wednesday, January...more
On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 14-86, holding that to prevail in a disparate-treatment claim based on religion under...more