In a landmark decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch and released today, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States held that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates...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
The coronavirus is having a substantial impact on the global economy and individual businesses. As affected employers look ahead, many are engaging in contingency planning. This includes looking at the potential need to lower...more
On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that disclosure documents given to job applicants pursuant to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) prior to running background checks cannot...more
On April 9, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in Rizo v. Yovino that an employer cannot use an employee’s prior salary to justify a wage disparity between male and female employees under the federal...more
On February 26, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit became the second federal appeals court to rule that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”) bars employers from discriminating on the basis...more
On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a statute that prohibits employers from seeking salary-history information, including compensation and benefits information, about an applicant for...more