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Posted on Jan 27, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Today, Connecticut opened its first recreational marijuana retail shops and simultaneously began the process of expunging the records of approximately 44,000 individuals who have cannabis-related misdemeanors under the state’s ‘Clean Slate’ law. The full implementation …
Posted on Jul 14, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (“Bremerton”), the United States Supreme Court flexed its conservative muscles to alter the landscape of First Amendment jurisprudence. In Bremerton, a high school football coach was fired from Bremerton …
Posted on Jul 11, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, News, Race / Color by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In a recent case, Woods v. Cantrell, the Fifth Circuit departed from its previous stance that a single instance of epithets cannot support Title VII claims. In Woods, an employee filed a hostile work environment …
Posted on Jun 23, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Sex by Brody and Associates
Effective July 1, 2022, a new Sexual Harassment law will become effective with new policy and training mandates. These requirements apply to all employers who maintain a business facility in Chicago or are subject to …
Posted on Jun 10, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
California passed two laws that require diversity for certain corporate boards. The first required diversity based on gender and the second for “underrepresented communities.” The effective date and required amount of representation varies based on …
Posted on Jun 3, 2022 on Discrimination and Harassment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Brody and Associates and Robert G. Brody
May 20, 2022 By Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres As of July 14, 2022, New York will be launching a statewide toll-free confidential hotline that will provide counsel and assistance to individuals …
Posted on Nov 17, 2021 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News by Bruce E. Buchanan
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have reached separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of …
Posted on Sep 29, 2021 on Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
The Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with Ascension Health Alliance (Ascension), a health care organization with more than 2,600 sites, including …
Posted on Aug 20, 2021 on Discrimination and Harassment, Featured, Legal Updates, News, Sex, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
August 10, 2021 – Equal Wage for comparable work (worth) is not a new concept, but in recent years states have been more focused on making such a concept a reality for workers. These efforts …
Posted on Apr 6, 2021 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Privacy Rights by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
April 6, 2021 Earlier this year the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) delivered to the Federal Register, for publication and public comment, its Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (the “Rule”) on wellness programs under …