New York Expands Workplace Anti-Retaliation Protection, Creates Complaint Hotline
The state legislature of New York, in response to the sex harassment allegations that led to the resignation of former
Congress Approves New Law Banning Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
As we predicted a few weeks ago, there was a good chance that sometime within the near future the U.S.
EEOC, NLRB, DOL Launch Coordinated Anti-Retaliation Initiative
The Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have announced
House Approves ADEA Amendment Expanding Job Applicant Protection
In response to several federal court rulings holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) does not allow job
OFCCP To Rescind Trump-Era E.O. 11246 Religious Exemption Rule
As expected, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a formal proposal to rescind an
New Democrat-Majority NLRB Poised To Revisit Whether Offensive Speech Is NLRA-Protected
A new standard established last year by the at-the-time Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) regarding whether offensive
Senate Committee Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act,” Signaling Enactment May Be Near
A key U.S. Senate Committee, in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, has approved a bill (S. 1486) that would require covered
Pregnancy Act One of Few House-Passed Employment Bills Approved So Far With Chance for Enactment
When Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in 2018, they pursued an active workplace legislative agenda resulting in
House Once Again Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote
Two years ago, the then-new Democratic-controlled majority in the House of Representatives began a concerted effort to advance pro-worker legislation
Charge Filings With EEOC Hit 30-Year Low Last Year
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its final enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (October