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Archives for December 7, 2023
Amy Gittler Discusses the Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Amy Gittler discusses the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s evenhanded judicial approach while arguing “O’Connor’s Measured Approach Visible in Insurance cases,” published by Law360.
New York City Law Against Body-Size Discrimination: What the Residential Real Estate Industry Needs to Know
New York City’s legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law, Local Law 61 of 2023, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law took effect Nov. 26, 2023.
“Hospitality Groups Push For Visa Changes to Fill Labor Gap,” Law360
Los Angeles attorney Geetha Adinata was quoted in the Law360 article, “Hospitality Groups Push For Visa Changes to Fill Labor Gap.” This article discusses the lack of available U.S. workers within the hospitality industry post-pandemic and the initiatives from hospitality groups pushing for visa changes to help fill the gap.
Noncompete News: The Eleventh Circuit Addresses Georgia Noncompete Statute in “Sale of Business” Context
Prior to the enactment of the Georgia Restrictive Covenant Act (“RCA”), Georgia courts interpreted noncompete provisions entered into in the context of selling a business differently than they did between employers and employees. Indeed, under prior law, courts were allowed to “modify”—strike out and narrow, but not supply entirely missing terms—an otherwise overbroad noncompete in the “sale of business” context, but could not modify one in the employer-employee context.
With Fourth and Inches, SCOTUS Punts Standing Issue of ADA Accommodation “Testers”
By: With Fourth and Inches, SCOTUS Punts Standing Issue of ADA Accommodation “Testers”
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its much anticipated ruling in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer vacating the matter as moot. Doing so, SCOTUS left private business owners grappling with the existing Circuit split as
Changing of the Guard: NCAA Presents Pathway for Division I Schools to Pay Athletes
NCAA President Charlie Baker has advanced the idea of giving universities and colleges (with the most-resourced athletic departments) the option to pay student-athletes. The emergence of national, image, and likeness (NIL) deals are exerting increasing influence on the landscape of collegiate athletics (and growing the disparities between the have and
Modified Privacy Regulations May be on the Horizon
By: Modified Privacy Regulations May be on the Horizon
On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) will meet to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the formal rulemaking process on many of the regulations, the current drafts
EntertainHR: Yippee-Ki-Yay! Best Practices for Your Holiday Party
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the first frost has turned to the first snow (at least here in the Upper Midwest), and Michigan has beaten Ohio State (again), the transition to holiday season is underway, and everyone can resume their favorite December debate. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not:
Workplace Holiday Considerations
In this episode, Jen and one of Shaw Law Group’s favorite employment attorneys, Erika Frank, discuss the potential risks associated with the holidays.
Supreme Court Analyzes Discrimination Law in Job Transfer Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case on Dec. 6 that will determine whether involuntary job transfers can constitute discrimination in some circumstances. The court focused on whether tangible harm is required in order to prove discrimination. Examples of harm would be getting less pay, less promotion potential, lower rank
Google Settles Claims Related to Workplace Confidentiality Policy
Google recently settled a 2016 lawsuit alleging that it used illegal practices to stop employees from complaining about the workplace. The lawsuit claimed the company’s confidentiality policies were unlawful.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Disability Accommodation Case Against UPS
The U.S. Supreme Court recently put an end to a delivery driver’s case against UPS for allegedly denying him disability accommodations that he requested.
Brett Brenner Chosen as EEOC’s New Deputy Chief Operating Officer
WASHINGTON – Brett Brenner has been appointed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer position, effective Dec. 3, 2023, the federal agency announced today. The position is a key Senior Executive Service (SES) managerial position at the agency. Brenner has served as the acting deputy chief
Workers by the Numbers – Friday at Noon ET: Jobs & Unemployment Numbers with Alicia Modestino, EPI’s Elise Gould and New School’s Rick McGahey
Join Northeastern University Professor and labor economist Alicia Modestino as she hosts the Economic Policy Institute’s Elise Gould and The New School’s Rick McGahey for a discussion and worker-focused analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s jobs, unemployment, and wages report for November 2023.
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