The Labor Law Insider - Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse – Part II
Employment Law Now VIII-148- Part 1 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 30: Plaintiff Legal Trends with Paul Porter of Cromer, Babb & Porter
Motivating Employees Who Are Introverts: Lessons From Spider-Man, Office Space, and The Big Bang Theory — Hiring to Firing Podcast
California Employment News - Navigating the New PAGA Reforms: What Employers Need to Know
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What's the Tea in L&E? Is Your Employee the Perfect Plaintiff? Insight From the Other Side with Broderick Dunn
California Governor’s PAGA Deal: What Employers Need to Know - Employment Law This Week®
California Employment News: Can Pre- and Post-Shift Activities Be Compensated (Podcast)
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 20: Tips for Court Cases with Judge Dennis and Judge Wilkins of Maynard Nexsen
#WorkforceWednesday: Avoiding Legal Illusions - Crafting Effective Arbitration Agreements - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Termination Meetings on the Record - Employment Law This Week®
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 8: The Benefits of a Mock Jury with Dr. Jo Ellen Livingston
The Burr Broadcast: EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 5: Workforce Development with William Floyd, Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
#WorkforceWednesday: California’s Non-Compete Notice Deadline Approaches, California Workplace Violence Regulations, Estrada Decision Keeps Door Open for PAGA Challenges - Employment Law This Week®
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 2: Labor Dispute Mediations with Drew Rogers, Senior Federal Mediator with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Part 2
A Deep Dive Into Internal Workplace Investigations: Tom Cruise's Minority Report — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Middle East Conflict Impact on the Healthcare Workplace: An HR Perspective
The Chartwell Chronicles: Employment Law Hot Topics
Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could be blamed for those who...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. ...more
In order to prevail in an Equal Pay Act claim, the plaintiff must demonstrate that she was paid less than a comparable male employee. When the two employees have distinctly different job duties and responsibilities,...more
In Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America, No. 21-2919-CV (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) does not require employers to show that a...more
Wild horses couldn’t have dragged me to see the new Barbie film. But then I saw that a number of commentators from various quarters in the States were criticising the film for being “woke” and “feminist” and even burning...more
In the past, the argument was often made that a female employee might not be entitled to a differential compensation claim due to lower pay compared to a male colleague, if the higher salary of the male colleague who...more
A major characteristic of the past year was an array of interesting and innovative legislative initiatives and court rulings relating to employment in Israel. These initiatives and rulings addressed burning issues in the...more
Our December update includes new case law on a very unusual take on taxing payments under settlement agreements, how difficult it can be to withdraw an appeal and stop a dismissal from vanishing, and the consequences, even if...more
On October 4, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina) affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to an employer, in part, based...more
In Ontario (Health) v. Association of Ontario Midwives, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) was satisfied with the reasonableness of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s (HRTO) finding that the Ministry of Health (MOH)...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a series of posts that investigate trends in equal pay litigation resulting from the recent uptick in the number and quality of equal pay lawsuits. This post examines how courts are...more
To comply with the latest iteration of the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA), employers with at least 100 employees in the state of Illinois are required to submit an application to obtain an equal pay registration certificate...more
Our March update considers key employment law developments from February 2022. It includes an important case on holiday pay for gig economy workers, EAT guidance on employment status and a case considering the ability of a...more
A female applicant applies for a position that was widely advertised. During her interview she insists on being paid $100,000. The employer agrees to her salary demand although it employs a male doing substantially similar...more
On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected the notion that under the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), equality should be assessed based on total compensation, holding instead that equality must...more
In 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jennifer Freyd, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, against the University and two University officials. In...more
Employment newsletter In this weeks issue: Beating around the bush – disclosure did not have to identify legal obligation Gone fishing – disclosure in equal pay claims All change – tribunal limits and pay gap reporting ...more
Timed out – reasonable steps defence fails because training stable - An employer can defend a discrimination claim under the Equality Act if it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent employees from committing acts of...more
Back in 2019, we told you about Jennifer Freyd, a professor at the University of Oregon who had sued the school and two University officials for gender discrimination, claiming that although her own department chair...more
The confluence of prominent social justice movements, enactment of a variety of state and local legislation and an incoming presidential administration committed to diversity, equity and inclusion will keep pay equity front...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Freyd v. University of Oregon. Jennifer Freyd, a professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, filed a class action lawsuit in March 2017 alleging...more
As previously reported in EmployNews, a number of states and municipalities have tried to address gender-based pay gaps by adopting legislation that prohibits employers from asking about pay history or setting starting...more
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2019 (hereafter “Report”), our ninth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more
On February 27, 2020, the Ninth Circuit issued a long-anticipated decision in Rizo v. Yovino. Consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s original opinion issued in 2018, which was vacated on procedural grounds by the United States...more