The Trump Administration issued its latest Executive Order entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”) on April 23, 2025. The EO focuses on “disparate impact” discrimination and is the latest in a...more
In the wake of President Trump’s “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Executive Order (the “Executive Order”) (discussed further here), many companies are in the process of revisiting their...more
The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available!
This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker.
The segments this year...more
5/7/2024
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The California Supreme Court has closed the door on the employer-friendly rule the U.S. Supreme Court set out in the case of Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana. There, the Supreme Court held that employees could waive their...more
7/26/2023
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Uber ,
Viking River Cruises ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
Imagine that after weeks of working remotely due to COVID-19, you return to your office only to discover a stack of papers on your desk in a folder titled “requests for reimbursement.” You peer through the contents and find...more