All Insights

California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Bill Banning Salary History Inquiries, But Vetoes Bill Requiring “Pay Gap” Reporting

California’s legislative session formally ended on October 15, and Governor Jerry Brown has signed or vetoed almost 1,000 bills, several

By |2017-10-29T19:38:46-05:0010/29/2017|Categories: Background Checks, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration, State Standards|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on California Legislative Wrap-Up: Governor Signs Bill Banning Salary History Inquiries, But Vetoes Bill Requiring “Pay Gap” Reporting

CWC’s 2017 Annual Compliance Conference Highlights

Close to 170 member company representatives attended the Center for Workplace Compliance’s (CWC) 2017 Annual Compliance Conference held last week

By |2017-10-29T19:36:34-05:0010/29/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compliance Tools, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration, Labor Relations, State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: |Comments Off on CWC’s 2017 Annual Compliance Conference Highlights

OFCCP Announces Intent To Extend Paperwork Requirements for Federal Construction Contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice recently announcing that it intends to

By |2017-10-22T21:42:05-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Announces Intent To Extend Paperwork Requirements for Federal Construction Contractors

President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

In September, President Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that had been put

By |2017-10-22T21:40:39-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on President Trump Lays Out Immigration Reform Demands That He Says Must Be Part of Any Legislation To Restore DACA Program

Post-Young Ruling by Eleventh Circuit Illustrates “Fine Line” Between Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure To Accommodate Claims Under Title VII

The prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on pregnancy, and requires

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Post-Young Ruling by Eleventh Circuit Illustrates “Fine Line” Between Pregnancy Discrimination and Failure To Accommodate Claims Under Title VII

Employer To Pay Record $95 Million To Settle ICE Allegations That It Knowingly Hired Thousands of Undocumented Workers

Asplundh Tree Experts, one of the nation’s largest privately-held companies, has entered into a $95 million settlement agreement with U.S.

By |2017-10-22T21:37:29-05:0010/22/2017|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , |Comments Off on Employer To Pay Record $95 Million To Settle ICE Allegations That It Knowingly Hired Thousands of Undocumented Workers

NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Ninth Circuit, Arguing That Equal Pay Act Allows for Gender-Neutral Pay Decisions Based on Prior Salary

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in an

By |2017-10-14T10:46:17-05:0010/14/2017|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Ninth Circuit, Arguing That Equal Pay Act Allows for Gender-Neutral Pay Decisions Based on Prior Salary

Seventh Circuit Rules That Request For Two Months of Extended Medical Leave Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

Observing that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) “is an antidiscrimination statute, not a medical leave entitlement,” the U.S. Court

By |2020-09-21T13:54:57-05:0010/14/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , |Comments Off on Seventh Circuit Rules That Request For Two Months of Extended Medical Leave Is Not a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

Reversing Obama-Era Policy Position, Attorney General Sessions Issues Memo to Justice Department Personnel Advising That Gender Identity Discrimination Is Not Prohibited by Title VII

In an about face from a 2014 position adopted by the Obama Administration, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued

By |2020-09-21T13:54:57-05:0010/14/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Reversing Obama-Era Policy Position, Attorney General Sessions Issues Memo to Justice Department Personnel Advising That Gender Identity Discrimination Is Not Prohibited by Title VII

Rare Pro-Employer Ruling by Ninth Circuit in Concludes Company Acted Properly in Terminating Worker Who Alleged Disability Discrimination

A “published” decision issued recently by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found

By |2017-10-14T10:40:55-05:0010/14/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Rare Pro-Employer Ruling by Ninth Circuit in Concludes Company Acted Properly in Terminating Worker Who Alleged Disability Discrimination