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Refusing to Quit: Class Actions on Tobacco Surcharges in Health Plans Continue

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Over the past year, numerous class actions have been filed against large employers claiming their health plan surcharge for tobacco use is not in compliance with HIPAA nondiscrimination rules. With yet another lawsuit filed...more

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EEOC Highlights Bias Protection, Announces $1.4 Million Settlement

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On February 19, 2025, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a statement re-affirming the agency’s commitment to protecting American workers from anti-American bias in employment. Upon...more

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LeoPalace Resort to Pay Over $1.4 Million in EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

GUAM – LeoPalace Guam Corporation, doing business as LeoPalace Resort, a major hotel and resort on the U.S. territory of Guam, will pay $1,412,500 and provide equitable relief to settle a national origin discrimination...more

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Ireland’s Push for Transparency With New Restrictions on NDAs

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After much anticipation, a new law has come into effect in Ireland which places significant restrictions on employers when entering into non-disclosure agreements (‘NDAs’) with employees or former employees....more

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A New Year, A New Warning: DOJ’s First 2025 Settlement Highlights IRCA’s Anti-Discrimination Compliance

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Brick & Bourbon, a Minnesota-based restaurant group, for violations of federal anti-discrimination laws in its employment eligibility verification...more

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2023 New York Employment Law Roundup

Although 2023 perhaps did not see the passage of any laws quite as impactful as 2022—which, as employers will recall, included New York State enacting its own pay transparency law (see here) and novel New York City Council...more

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City of Hammond to Pay $80,750 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Finding

City Improperly Subjected Employees to a Comprehensive Medical Exam, Federal Agency Charged - HAMMOND, Ind. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the City of Hammond, located in Indiana, reached a...more

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