On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act (H.R. 2116). The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act explicitly prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of...more
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law a bill that prohibits companies from compelling to arbitration cases where there are allegations of sexual harassment or assault. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual...more
On Thursday, February 9, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would prohibit companies from compelling to arbitration cases where there are allegations of sexual assault or sexual harassment, even where an employee has...more
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On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 95 (SB95) and revived California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. By March 29, 2021, employers of more than 25 employees must provide Supplemental Paid...more
On February 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of California issued its unanimous opinion in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, and decided two questions of law relating to meal periods.
First, the Court held that employers cannot...more