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New York City Becomes Latest Local Jurisdiction To Adopt Workplace Anti-Discrimination Protection for “Caregivers”

Federal anti-discrimination law currently does not explicitly include as a protected class "caregivers," i.e., employees or applicants who take time

By |2020-09-21T13:55:22-05:001/22/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on New York City Becomes Latest Local Jurisdiction To Adopt Workplace Anti-Discrimination Protection for “Caregivers”

Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a troubling ruling regarding

By |2020-09-21T13:55:23-05:001/15/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors

Third Circuit Provides Reminder: Title VII Liability Can Extend to More Than One Entity Under “Joint Employer” Theory

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit serves as an important reminder to employers

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EEOC Issues New Guidance on ADA Protection for Individuals Living With HIV

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published two new "fact sheets" addressing the rights under the Americans with Disabilities

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Supreme Court Holds Once Again That Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Anti-Arbitration Interpretation of State Law

Agreeing with a number of arguments presented in a friend-of-the-court brief submitted by NT Lakis lawyers, the U.S. Supreme Court

By |2015-12-24T00:00:00-05:0012/24/2015|Categories: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution|Tags: , |Comments Off on Supreme Court Holds Once Again That Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Anti-Arbitration Interpretation of State Law