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Posted on Sep 9, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
Last month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3773, the Bill expands the Illinois Human Rights Act to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring, recruitment, promotions and other employment processes. The Bill, …
Posted on Aug 19, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and William C. Collins
On July 3, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law a version of the CROWN Act becoming the 26th state to do so. The CROWN act which stands for “Creating a Respectful and …
Posted on May 21, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legal Updates, Religious by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Charlotte Catholic High School (CCHS) fired Lonnie Billard, a gay teacher, for getting married to a man—a fact that CCHS readily admits. Yet, the termination was not discrimination. How is that possible? The Fourth Circuit …
Posted on May 3, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) guidance on harassment and discrimination was updated this week. It marks the first time in 30 years that these standards have been modified and is intended to bring EEOC …
Posted on May 2, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Supreme Court tackled a very important question: under Title VII (the federal civil rights law), when is a job transfer discrimination? The Background Title VII makes it …
Posted on Mar 19, 2024 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Luis A. Torres and Robert G. Brody
On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled that Home Depot violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by terminating an employee who refused to remove the hand-drawn letters “BLM” (Black Lives …
Posted on Dec 13, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Attention New York employers: On November 17, 2023, Governor Hochul signed S4516 into law, amending Section 5-336 of the General Obligations Law (“GOL”), commonly known as New York’s #MeToo statute. The amendment significantly changes the …
Posted on May 11, 2023 on Discrimination and Harassment, Employment, Legislative Updates, News, Religious by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Later today, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear opening remarks in a former postal worker’s claim of religious discrimination against the U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”) after he was repeatedly disciplined for …
Posted on Apr 14, 2023 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Employment by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”), filed a disability bias lawsuit against Papa John’s International Inc. (“Papa John’s”) for firing a blind worker who needed the use of a guide dog to …
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 …