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Protections at work for domestic violence victims are sweeping the nation. New York is continuing its support of such laws. The new amendment expands protections previously provided by the State.  Under a recent New York …

Hilton Hotel in Chicago is facing a class action lawsuit over fingerprints!  A housekeeper who worked only nineteen (19) days filed a class action lawsuit against the hotel chain asserting they violated the Illinois Biometric …

Dress codes have long been an area where employers run afoul of the law on religious discrimination.  For instance, Abercrombie and Fitch, a national clothing store, famously failed to allow a woman to wear a …

Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court held ambiguous language in an arbitration provision does not entitle an employee to compel class arbitration.  In Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela, a hacker tricked a Lamps …

Maryland law now prohibits non-compete agreements for workers who make less than $15 an hour.  Under the new law, a non-compete provision restricting a worker making $15 an hour from going to work for a …

Effective January 1, 2020, the new salary threshold for white collar exemptions under federal wage and hour laws is $684 a week or $35,568 a year.   The United States Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) …

Employees in New York City may soon receive personal time in addition to safe and sick time.  There is a pending bill before the New York City Council which would allow each employee (of an …

Rules for social media policies have long made employers feel like they are walking on egg shells.   Thankfully, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently provided some clarity in the CVS Health Case, No. 31-CA-210099.  …

Obesity alone is not a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) or so holds the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  The Seventh Circuit is the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. …