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Are employers losing the battle to define a company image?  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a lawsuit against an insurance claims company for revoking a job offer because the applicant, who is “black,” …

Paid sick leave laws are going viral.  On the heels of New York City’s passage of a paid sick leave ordinance in June, Jersey City enacted a similar ordinance (“Ordinance”) in September.  The Ordinance goes …

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs minimum wage and overtime requirements, has an exemption for employees engaged in “outside sales.”  To be exempt, the employee must, among other requirements, “be customarily and regularly …

After a unanimous vote by the New York City Council and approval by Mayor Bloomberg, most employers in New York City must reasonably accommodate an employee’s pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition.   The new law …

Indiana’s new right-to-work law suffered a major blow when a state superior court judge ruled the legislation violated the state’s constitution.  The Indiana Attorney General said the state will appeal the case directly to the …

Rhode Island enacted two new laws affecting how employees in the state are paid.  One law raises the minimum wage, while the other allows employers to petition the state to pay employees biweekly. Minimum Wage …

Courtroom litigation is extremely costly and collective or class actions astronomically increase these costs.  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals just gave employers a huge gift by allowing them to control some of these costs.  …

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is under fire from the attorneys general in nine states because of its controversial stance on the use of criminal background checks in the hiring process.  Last year, the EEOC …

Employment Law Strategist August 2013 Would you hire a homeless person? It may surprise you to learn that discrimination against the homeless may be unlawful — regardless of whether your state or the federal government …

Over Mayor Bloomberg’s veto, the New York City Council enacted a law that will require nearly all employers to provide sick leave.  New York City joins several other large cities and the state of Connecticut …