News & Analysis as of

Private Right of Action Employment Discrimination

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Applicants Do Not Need to Be “Bona Fide” Under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, but Washington Supreme Court Leaves...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

On September 4, 2025, in a 6-3 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits that a plaintiff need not prove he or she was a “bona fide” applicant to recover damages under...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Appeals Court Holds New Jersey’s Cannabis Law Provides No Private Right of Action

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”) does not permit a private citizen to bring a civil action for...more

Littler

Employees in the 11th Circuit Do Not Have a Private Right of Action Under Title IX for Employment Discrimination

Littler on

On November 7, 2024, in a consolidated opinion addressing appeals in Joseph v. Board of Regents and Crowther v. Board of Regents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that Title IX of the Education...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

California Sets Out to Regulate AI

Fox Rothschild LLP on

A new bill to regulate AI is working its way through committees in the California legislature. Here are a few points of the proposed law (AB331), which would impact business with 25 or more employees, unless the tool...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Employment Law Reporter - September 29 2022

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 affords a faculty member a private right of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Analyzes State's Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Aug. 25, 2021, issued an opinion interpreting the Massachusetts Domestic Violence and Abuse Leave Act (DVLA) for the first time since its enactment in 2014. The SJC applied a...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Employees Can Pursue A Private Cause of Action Under PA’s Medical Marijuana Act

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On August 5, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled, in a case of first impression, that the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) permits a private right of action for employees who claim that they were discriminated...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Federal Court Finds Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act Contains Implied Private Right of Action

On September 25, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania became the first federal court in the Third Circuit to rule that Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) allows an employee to bring a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Change in the Commonwealth: Reviewing Virginia’s Expansive New Employment Legislation Taking Effect Today

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers.  Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more

Hogan Lovells

Major changes coming to Virginia employment laws on July 1, 2020; prepare now with this employer checklist

Hogan Lovells on

Virginia has substantially rewritten its employment laws to provide a number of new protections and rights to employees in the areas of employment discrimination, whistleblower protection, non-compete agreements, independent...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New York State Bans Discrimination and Retaliation Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making and Requires Immediate Changes to...

On Nov. 8, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law, which is effective immediately and prohibits employers from discriminating or retaliating against employees based...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York State Prohibits Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination...more

Fisher Phillips

New California Law Prohibits Most Mandatory Arbitration Agreements—For Now

Fisher Phillips on

• Under a new law just signed into effect by the California Governor and set to take effect on January 1, 2020, employers will no longer be able to compel workers into arbitration for state discrimination claims or those...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Jersey Enacts Law Limiting Non-Disclosure Obligations in Settlement Agreements

On March 18, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 121, which prohibits nondisclosure clauses in settlement agreements relating to workplace discrimination, retaliation or harassment....more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: The Employment Law Landscape in 2019

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the labor and employment landscape in 2019, including some significant laws set to go into effect this year, as well as...more

Epstein Becker & Green

San Francisco Amends Fair Chance Ordinance

Epstein Becker & Green on

On April 3, 2018, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed notable amendments to the city’s existing Fair Chance Ordinance (“Ordinance”), a municipal measure that limits the timing and scope of inquiries into an...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Employees in Educational Programs: Expanded Options for Suits

Employers who are operating educational programs or activities – whether inside or outside educational institutions – take note: a recent court decision adds to a split in the federal appellate courts by allowing employees...more

Fisher Phillips

Welcome To The Neighborhood: Hospitals Need To Get To Know Title IX  

Fisher Phillips on

Hospital administrators are well aware their institutions are subject to a whole host of workplace-related federal statutes: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

D.C. Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act Sent To Mayor For Approval

On December 20, 2016, the District of Columbia Council passed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 (B21-0244) (the “Act”) which, if enacted, would amend the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977 to prohibit employers...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2017-2021

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently revealed its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2017-2021. Of course, this Plan was developed before the election of Donald Trump as President. Thus, the information...more

Maynard Nexsen

Changes to North Carolina's HB2 Restore Employee Right File a Discrimination Suit in State Court

Maynard Nexsen on

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law House Bill 169 on July 18, 2016. The new law restores a North Carolina employee’s right to file a wrongful termination claim in North Carolina state court based on certain...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Philadelphia Restricts Employers’ Use of Credit History for Employment Purposes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective July 7, 2016, employers in Philadelphia are prohibited from procuring or using an applicant’s or employee’s credit history for employment purposes. On June 7, 2016, Philadelphia Mayor...more

Brooks Pierce

What Businesses Should Know About the 2016 North Carolina Legislative Session

Brooks Pierce on

The North Carolina General Assembly has completed its 2016 "short" session. A number of bills considered by Legislators will impact businesses of all types. Here are some highlights from this year's session....more

Maynard Nexsen

NC Legislative Update - July 2016

Maynard Nexsen on

Last Week - Following a fast paced week, the legislature adjourned the 2015-16 Session sine die on Friday, July 1st, just before midnight. After convening on April 25th, lawmakers completed the short session in just 68...more

Smith Anderson

House Bill 2: What It Does and Does Not Do (A Private Sector Business Perspective)

Smith Anderson on

H.B. 2 does not preclude private sector businesses or employers from adopting policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity nor regulate their decisions with regard to employee or...more

28 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide