State and Local Law

Turnabout Is Fair Play?: North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Barring State Contractors From LGBT Discrimination

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) has issued Executive Order 24, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender

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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

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Delaware, Oregon, and San Francisco Join Expanding Group of Jurisdictions That Bar Employers From Asking Applicants About Salary History

Delaware, Oregon, and San Francisco recently joined the growing list of jurisdictions that have adopted laws preventing employers from inquiring

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Beware of State Laws That Bar Employment Application Questions That Could Signal an Applicant’s Age

NT Lakis attorneys have received calls recently from a number of employers reporting that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights

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San Francisco Enacts “Lactation in the Workplace” Ordinance Containing Prescriptive Accommodation Standards

Responding to worker concerns for greater work/life balance, public policy-makers have, among other initiatives, pushed for new laws over the

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House of Representatives Gives Bipartisan Approval to Bill That Continues Federal Support for Vocational Education Programs

In today’s highly partisan congressional environment, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are some issues on which Republicans and

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New Philadelphia Ordinance Authorizes City To Shut Down Businesses for “Severe or Repeated” EEO Violations

Under the now-rescinded Executive Order (E.O.) 13673 (“blacklisting rule”), covered federal contractors would have been required to disclose various state

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