INTRODUCTION -
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2023 (hereafter “Report”), our thirteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
5/7/2024
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Reports ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Title VII
Under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (known as the Closing Loopholes Act), as of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of employees’ wages and certain benefits will be a criminal offense, with a maximum of 10 years’...more
On November 17, 2023, the New York governor signed into law S4516, which amends Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law to restrict certain terms from being included in release agreements involving claims of...more
11/27/2023
/ #MeToo ,
CPLR ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
INTRODUCTION -
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2022 (hereafter “Report”), our twelfth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
4/25/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Reports ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Dear Littler: Considering the recent passage of the federal Speak Out Act limiting the use of pre-dispute nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses involving sexual assault and sexual harassment claims, what impact will...more
In the first such decision from a federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the COVID-19 pandemic is not a “natural disaster” that exempts employers from providing advance notice of...more
6/22/2022
/ Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Natural Disasters ,
Notice Requirements ,
Public Health Emergency ,
WARN Act
ANNUAL REPORT ON EEOC DEVELOPMENTS: FISCAL YEAR 2021 -
An Annual Report on EEOC Charges, Litigation, Regulatory Developments
and Noteworthy Case Developments -
INTRODUCTION -
This Annual Report on EEOC...more
4/26/2022
/ Annual Reports ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Investigations ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations
IMPORTANT NOTICE This publication is not a do-it-yourself guide to resolving employment disputes or handling employment litigation. Nonetheless, employers involved in ongoing disputes and litigation will find the information...more
3/1/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Parties involved with EEOC charges of employment discrimination filed in the past month may notice some new language on the EEOC portal: “For charges filed after July 6, 2020, you may request mediation at any time during the...more
As part of its efforts to rescind outdated guidance on a rolling basis, the EEOC recently dispensed with a 22-year-old policy statement that disfavored mandatory arbitration agreements between employers and employees....more
1/3/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Labor Reform ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Policy Statement ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms