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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

FTC Targets Algorithmic Discrimination in Settlement With Rite Aid

Cooley LLP on 1/30/2024

In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Rite Aid for the company’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in connection with its surveillance technologies for theft deterrence...more

Recent NJ Appellate Division Offers Guidance on Sexual Harassment of Non-Employees

Stark & Stark on 1/8/2024

The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision which sheds light on the issue of whether an employee’s sexual harassment of a third-party (non-employee) could subject the employer to liability under the New Jersey Law...more

Dear Littler: Do We Need to Make Employee Restrooms Available to Customers?

Littler on 11/3/2022

Dear Littler: Our retail clothing chain has stores in 10 major cities across the country. We recently had an issue in our Seattle, Washington location. A customer claiming to have a medical condition wanted to use our...more

What Are Employer Obligations When the Alleged Harasser Is a Customer?

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 9/29/2022

The laws enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) protect your employees from discrimination by anyone in your workplace and harassment is a form of employment discrimination. As an employer, it is...more

Employees Verifying Customers’ Vaccination Status! New Risks and Practical Suggestions

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/12/2021

Restaurants, bars and nightclubs in some of the most populous cities and counties in California must now verify that customers are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before allowing them in. The requirements potentially place...more

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