Wage and Hour, Disparate Impact, Civil Rights Act

DEI in the Spotlight: Wage and Hour Implications

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 2/28/2025

With the nation’s heightened focus on DEI programs and policies, U.S. employers should carefully evaluate the legal risks associated with their DEI-related wage and hour practices....more

Employers: Prepare Now for Recession-Based Layoffs

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 7/7/2022

With many economic experts predicting that the U.S. will enter a recession in the near future, employers are preparing for the possibility of significant layoffs. Before making cuts, companies – especially those with remote...more

NY Federal Court Significantly Limits Scope of Equal Pay Case

Littler on 12/12/2018

For years, employment lawyers on both sides have disagreed on what is required to obtain class treatment in a Title VII discrimination case. ...more

New York Court Rejects Class and Collective Certification in Nationwide Sex-Bias Action

Polsinelli on 12/7/2018

On November 30, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that a company’s decentralized pay and promotion structure made the matter unfit for class and collective certification under...more

Employment Discrimination Class Action Filed Against CFPB

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/20/2018

The CFPB and its Acting Director are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against minority and female workers based on allegations of lesser pay and fewer promotions than their white male...more

New York Court Conditionally Certifies Class of Entry-Level Female Sales Representatives in Collective Action Under Equal Pay Act

Carlton Fields on 9/15/2015

A New York district court magistrate judge conditionally certified a class of past and current entry-level female sales representatives of Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. under the Equal Pay Act....more