The US Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion on February 25 vacating and remanding the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s en banc opinion in Rizo v. Yovino, in which the Ninth Circuit held that prior pay cannot...more
The recent ruling by a federal appeals court holds that prior pay does not justify pay differential between male and female employees under the Equal Pay Act. Along with state and local laws that regulate reliance upon...more
The New Jersey Legislature passed a bill that makes it an unlawful employment practice to pay employees of a protected class a different rate of compensation from nonclass members for “substantially similar” work unless that...more
In a 9-0 decision in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers, the US Supreme Court held that the whistleblower protection provisions contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act apply only to...more
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Employers may need to adjust hiring and recruiting practices before the law takes effect in December.
On Thursday, December 14, 2017, a new law will take effect in Delaware forbidding employers from requesting compensation...more
The court did not address the new California Fair Pay Act, which provides that prior pay is not a defense to pay claims, and its decision is not entirely consistent with other circuit courts of appeals on whether prior pay...more
Mayor Jim Kenney is expected to sign the bill into law, which would make it an unlawful employment practice for covered employers to ask job applicants about prior pay....more
Companies providing consumer finance products or services should review policies and training materials to ensure compliance.
On April 3, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an interim...more
4/13/2014
New Substantive Uses of Title VII -
Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity:
..Issue: Whether Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
..Statutory...more