News & Analysis as of August 11, 2025

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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Weddings, Honeymoons, and Milestones: Employer Guidance for Time Off Requests

Offit Kurman on 5/22/2025

For HR leaders and business owners alike, the question is not whether employees will request time off for major life events, but when and how your organization will respond. Weddings, honeymoons, and personal milestones do...more

California Passes the First U.S. State-wide Ban on Caste Discrimination

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/14/2023

On September 5, 2023, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 403 (“SB-403”), paving the way for a state-wide ban on caste discrimination to be signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom....more

Respect for Marriage Act Reaffirms Protections for Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages

K&L Gates LLP on 12/27/2022

A recently enacted federal law serves as a reminder to employers to ensure their workplace policies and procedures, including those relating to employee benefits, should not discriminate on account of an employee’s marital...more

HHS Proposes Rules for Nondiscrimination in Health Care

K&L Gates LLP on 9/22/2015

On September 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed new regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Section 1557 prohibits...more

SCOTUS Alert: Same-Sex Marriage is a Go, and ACA Stays Alive

Baker Donelson on 6/29/2015

Two big decisions in two days from the Supreme Court. Read on for details. Same-Sex Marriage is a Go! Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a monumental decision in Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges, et al.; Case No....more

The U.S. Supreme Court Finds a Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/26/2015

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require states to allow same-sex marriage and to...more

Nondiscrimination Testing for Health and Welfare Plans

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 1/15/2014

Some employee benefits enjoy a tax-favored status under the Tax Code, but such favorable tax treatment applies with respect to certain highly compensated individuals only if the plans satisfy applicable nondiscrimination...more

Act Now Advisory: Amendment to New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Provides Protection for Employees Investigating Pay Inequity

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/11/2013

A recent amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD") prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who request certain information from co-workers regarding their salary, benefits, or other job...more

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