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It’s An Election Year: Understanding Restrictions on Employer Actions Regarding Employee Political Activity

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  In six months, the U.S. presidential election will take place and inevitably employee views on the elections and election issues will make their way into the workplace.  In yesterday’s highly polarized...more

Fisher Phillips

Speak No Evil – The Right To Limit Employee Speech This Election Season And Beyond

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Following a tragic series of recent events, individuals across the country have started voicing their opinions about social, cultural, and political issues with a passion not seen since the Civil Rights Movement of the...more

Payne & Fears

You Can't Ask This: The Spread of Salary History Bans and What It Means for Employers

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A growing number of state and local governments across the country are enacting laws that limit employers’ ability to ask about or consider applicants’ salary history. These laws are part of a nationwide effort to reduce pay...more

Epstein Becker & Green

California Freelance Writers and Photographers Challenge the Constitutionality of AB 5

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We have written previously about California’s new statute, referred to as AB 5, which codifies and expands the “ABC test” for independent contractors set forth in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court....more

Littler

Dear Littler: Can We Still Maintain Hairstyle and Personal Grooming Policies?

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I am an HR manager for a boutique beauty supply shop based in Atlanta, Georgia. We are planning to expand into new storefronts in both San Diego, California and Brooklyn, New York. We have a standard grooming policy because...more

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You Can Ask About It, But You Can’t Rely Upon It: Finally, a Resolution to the Constitutionality of Philadelphia’s Wage Equity...

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According to the late great Tom Petty, “the waiting is the hardest part.” The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “Court”), however, begs to differ with The Heartbreakers’ leading man....more

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Portion of Philadelphia Salary History Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

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In a ruling that could provide a roadmap for challenging salary history bans in other jurisdictions, a Philadelphia federal judge issued an opinion on April 30 invalidating a major element of the Philadelphia salary history...more

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California’s Labor & Employment Changes for 2018: Part II - Court Cases Impacting Labor & Employment Law

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California courts and Legislature greatly expanded protections for public and private workers in 2017, passing laws and handing down decisions regarding wages, rest periods, harassment, workplace discrimination and free...more

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