Who Needs to Know -
All employers considering mandatory vaccinations and vaccine incentives at the workplace.
Why It Matters -
The EEOC updated technical assistance questions and answers regarding COVID-19...more
6/2/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations
Why It Matters -
Businesses should begin to address these issues now so that when COVID-19 vaccines are ready for distribution, they will be too....more
12/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
Who Needs to Know -
Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces.
Why It Matters -
Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more
9/15/2020
/ ADEA ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Q. I understand that the United States Supreme Court came out with a new decision extending Title VII protections. What are the details? ...more
6/17/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Q: Over the summer, I saw that President Trump tweeted that four minority Democrat congresswomen should “go back” to where they came from. What Human Resources lessons can be learned from the President’s tweet?...more
In a significant development for Pennsylvania employers, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has issued new guidance announcing that it takes the position that employment discrimination based on LGBT status is...more
9/27/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender Neutral ,
LGBTQ ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Protected Class ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Q. If a supervisor makes a comment about an employee’s age, will the company be liable for age discrimination?
A. While ageist comments are never appropriate in the workplace, an Illinois federal court recently ruled...more
The injunction prevents the government from enforcing the final rule’s provisions on labor law violation disclosures and the restriction on arbitration agreements.
Late in the evening of October 24, mere hours before the...more
10/27/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Blacklist ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Contractors should be careful not to implement any policies or practices that may have a disparate, adverse impact on one sex unless they are job-related and consistent with business necessity.
Originally published in...more
8/25/2016
/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Leave ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Transgender