Connecticut’s “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position,” which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, imposes new requirements on Connecticut employers to disclose the wage range for vacant positions to both job applicants and existing employees.
Archives for June 9, 2021
Damon Silver and Melissa Pascualini Discuss NYC Biometric Privacy Law
Damon Silver and Melissa Pascualini discuss a new biometric privacy statute facing employers in New York City and best practices for ensuring continued compliance in “New York Biometrics Law Will Bring Hefty Fines for Noncompliance,” published by Bloomberg Law.
U.S. Supreme Court Confirms Narrow Scope of Federal Computer Fraud Claim Often Used in Trade Secret Litigation
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), a cybercrime statute providing civil claims against someone who “exceeds authorized access” to a computer system to obtain trade secrets or other information, does not apply to employees or others who steal information from computer systems to which they had legitimate, technical access. This ruling sharply curtails the CFAA’s effectiveness as a litigation option against employees who violate employers’ computer use policies or confidentiality restrictions to divert company information for themselves or a prospective competing employer.
Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of Claims Available Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is an anti-hacking statute making it illegal “to access a computer without authorization and to use such access to obtain or alter information in the computer that the accesser is not entitled to so obtain or alter.” Violations of the statute may
Ninth Circuit Offers Glimmer of Hope for Employers Against PAGA Suits
The Ninth Circuit in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., No. 19-16184 (May 28, 2021) (“Magadia”), recently provided what is perhaps the first hopeful road map for employers
Pay Equity in Connecticut: New Legislation Requires Disclosure of Salary Ranges
In January of 2019, Connecticut implemented legislation that, among other things, prohibited employers from inquiring about an applicant’s prior salary history. The Nutmeg State took it a step further yesterday, when Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill No. 6380, titled “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a
Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits Tort Claims Related to Conduct Following Worker’s Compensation Injury
On May 20, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited the tort claims an employee may bring based on alleged conduct that occurred between injuries covered under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The opinion in Graef v. Continental Indemnity Company may support employer arguments to limit employment-related litigation claims brought by
Connecticut Law Expands Requirements for Workplace Lactation Rooms
On June 4, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill No. 5158, modifying Connecticut’s breastfeeding in the workplace law to expand employers’ obligations to provide lactation rooms. The new law requires employers with one or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision of the state, “to provide a
Treehouse Foods to Pay $50,000 and Provide Benefits to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Nineteen-Year Employee With Disabilities Denied Intermittent Leave as Reasonable Accommodation and Then Fired, Federal Agency Charged
Total Maintenance Solutions to Pay $22,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit
Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-area company that specializes in commercial cleaning and construction clean-up, will pay $22,500 to a former female employee and implement other relief to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.
Five ways to help your team build quality relationships.
For LGBTQ employees of color, sexual orientation is the biggest source of discrimination in the workplace
While race and gender remain prime targets for bias, people of color who are also gay, lesbian or bisexual say sexual orientation is the biggest driver of discrimination they face in the workplace, according to a new study shared exclusively with USA TODAY.
How New York City Delivery Workers Are Re-Writing The Rules Of Gig Work
In a groundbreaking show of solidarity and collaboration in New York City, Los Deliveristas Unidos at Workers Justice Project have partnered with several City Council members to introduce 6 bills aimed at regulating delivery apps and improving the working conditions and quality of life for delivery workers.
5 ways the future office must change, according to a workplace technologist
As employers welcome workers back to the office this summer, many are still figuring out how to meet growing employee demand to embrace hybrid work.
I spent the last 2 years in an all-male workplace — Here are 4 ways I learned to thrive
I spent the last two years being the only female in my all-male team. Full disclosure: there are women in other departments, but on a day-to-day basis, I’m working almost exclusively with men.