The Supreme Court term that wrapped up in June was one of the most exciting sessions for workplace law in recent memory, with several blockbuster decisions impacting a wide range of labor and employment law issues. From...more
10/5/2018
/ Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gender Identity ,
Independent Contractors ,
Public Sector ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Call it ironic, but even providers of legal services are targets for pay equity litigation. Case in point: a $300 million dollar class action lawsuit filed against a labor and employment law firm in the U.S. District Court...more
1/22/2018
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Job Applicants ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Punitive Damages ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Underpayment ,
Wage and Hour
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has just added two new employment ordinances to the burgeoning list of employment-related ordinances in the City by the Bay. First, the Parity in Pay Ordinance prohibits employers from...more
7/21/2017
/ Breastfeeding ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Pay Gap ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
San Francisco ,
Undue Hardship ,
Wage and Hour