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Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Immigration Related Issues by Bruce E. Buchanan
While so much of the immigration news is focusing on whether President Trump will order Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to roundup individuals and families to enforce outstanding deportation orders, ICE, through its Homeland Security …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
At the end of April, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights (CHRO), the Connecticut state agency tasked with enforcing the anti-employment discrimination laws, released new guidance for employers on pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions at …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade, you are aware the United States is dealing with a major opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers in New York City may be thinking the new City and State sexual harassment training requirements are no big deal. You may be thinking: “We just conduct additional training for our New York City …
Posted on Jun 26, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Special Alerts by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Late last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into effect a law that will change the sexual harassment training and posting requirements for businesses across the state. For years, the law has required Connecticut employers …
Posted on Jun 25, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Do you know if employees’ religious beliefs are sincerely held? Hard to know, but don’t start grilling them about their chosen religion when facing a request for a related reasonable accommodation. Title VII of the …
Posted on Jun 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Friday, May 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in workplaces, public accommodations, housing and more. Called the “Equality Act …
Posted on Jun 17, 2019 on Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court decided, in a 5-4 decision, that ambiguous language in an arbitration agreement within an employment contract could not serve as a basis to compel class arbitration under the …
Posted on Jun 11, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$3.8 Million dollars. That’s what the City of Tucson was ordered to pay a firefighter because they failed to provide adequate space for her to pump milk at work. As we have previously written, New …
Posted on Jun 11, 2019 on NLRB by Kenneth A. Goss
Expanding risk from joint employer liability has been a hot topic in franchising for the last several years. The current state of joint employer law is complex and changing, however, many prudent franchisors are making …