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Disparate Impact & Enforcement Rollbacks: What’s the Tea in L&E?
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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 48: Opportunities & Risks with Artificial Intelligence in HR with Chingwei Shieh of GE Power
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California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
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(Podcast) California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
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A Retaliation Refresher: What's the Tea in L&E?
California Employment News: Fair Chance Act – A Brief Overview of Employment Criminal Background Checks
AI in Employment: Navigating the Legal Landscape with Lessons from I, Robot — The Good Bot Podcast
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Update
The introduction of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Procedure) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025 (Order) has significantly altered the costs regime in the Jersey Employment Tribunal. Having previously been a no-cost...more
In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. 1. In Prähl and Ors v Lapinski, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the “EAT”) upheld an...more
Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010 because it was not made “in...more
Landmark Ruling on Gender – What Should Employers do Now? In a major ruling, the UK’s Supreme Court has held that ‘sex’ under the UK Equality Act means biological (birth) sex. This is regardless of whether an individual has...more
The UK Court of Appeal (CA) has handed down its judgment in the case of Higgs v. Famor’s School, adding to the growing body of case law that examines the complex issue of balancing employees’ freedom to express potentially...more
In this month’s instalment, our team summarises the latest UK case law and developments in employment law – and their implications for employers. In Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] EWCA Civ 109 the Court of Appeal ruled that...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Neonatal care leave from April 6, 2025: New regulations - ...more
The UK Employment Rights Bill introduces expanded worker protections, including stronger day-one rights and stricter requirements for preventing workplace harassment. Employers will also need to navigate upcoming national...more
Our employment law update for February sees new cases on the two-year backstop on compensation in unlawful deductions cases and a Court of Appeal decision on religious belief discrimination relating to social media posts. We...more
With a significant rise in diagnoses, it is more important than ever that employers have an understanding and awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace. Below, we explore the perspectives of the UK and Poland in managing...more
The Court of Appeal handed down its highly anticipated judgment in the case of Higgs v Farmor's School. The judgment has significant implications for employers, where their employees express potentially controversial beliefs...more
Some women Asda workers have succeeded in the latest stage of a long-winded battle over equal pay. Back in 2019, claimants in the group action satisfied the courts that their Asda store-based roles were ‘comparable’ to the...more
The return of our monthly format for employment law updates sees new cases on whether a failure to carry out ACAS Early Conciliation is fatal to claims progressing, whether a claimant after proceedings are ongoing can add new...more
Happy New Year! In our first monthly alert for 2025, we report on whether comments on an employee’s accent are unlawful harassment, on ‘gig economy’ worker rights – plus guidance on employers’ duties to prevent sexual...more
Our February update includes a case on the issue of whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, and a case on who pays what compensation to a successful claimant. We also feature a news round-up looking at what...more
In the third instalment of our equality and discrimination blog series, I explore how to deal with the growing issue of addressing conflicting rights in the workplace. This is one of the most difficult challenges for...more
With the increasing number of employees in the UK bringing claims for discrimination on grounds of their beliefs, it is crucial for employers to be up to date on developments and take time to consider how they can foster an...more
Our February update includes new cases on marital status discrimination, including a general refresher on direct discrimination, a case of whether private WhatsApp messages can be used in tribunal proceedings, and how to deal...more
As World Menopause Month 2022 draws to a close we wanted to reflect on how the conversation around the menopause in the workplace has steadily gathered momentum. In 2020 our article Turn Up The Volume: It’s Time To Talk...more
The UK Supreme Court decision in Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi confirms that employees must still prove facts from which a tribunal could draw an inference of discrimination before their claim can proceed, despite a change of...more
Tell it like it is – email referring to potentially discriminatory conduct not a protected act - In Chalmers v Airpoint Ltd the EAT in Scotland found that an employee had not done a protected act for the purposes of a...more
Leaked Legal Advice Protected Under Privilege, Court of Appeal Holds - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On October 22, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that a leaked email, in which in-house...more
Further developments in relation to harassment - The EAT confirmed in Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust that as the law currently stands employers will not generally be liable for third party harassment of...more
Enhanced Shared Parental Pay Lower than Enhanced Maternity Pay Not Discriminatory - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On May 24, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that it is not discriminatory...more
UK employers entering into non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) as part of their sexual harassment or discrimination settlements will begin to find the scope of their NDAs significantly limited. This article focuses on the latest...more