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On April 27, 2022, the Chicago City Council amended the city’s sexual harassment ordinance with the express purpose of promoting zero tolerance of violence and harassment in the workplace. The amendments will be part of the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance.
The ordinance retains the current directive that:
On May 12, 2022, the “Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The bill seeks to ban arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans governed by
(May 19, 2022) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that shareholder Scott Forman will become the firm’s first Chief Data Officer.
In honor and celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Littler attorneys William Ng (Long Island), Hinna Upal (Rochester) and Gregory Iskander (Walnut Creek) discuss how their journeys to leadership were built on promoting collaboration, finding community and creating opportunities for other diverse attorneys.
Cindy-Ann L. Thomas discusses Florida’s controversial Stop WOKE Act that restricts diversity, equity and inclusion trainings in the workplace and how it will affect employers with people or operations in Florida.
HR Dive
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a “Technical Assistance” (TA) document addressing compliance with ADA requirements and agency policy when using AI and other software to hire and assess employees.
Raoul Parekh talks about an increase in planned redundancies in the UK, due to higher interest rates and borrowing costs, as well as hangover effects of the pandemic.
City A.M.
Philip Cameron discusses a West Yorkshire employment tribunal case in which a man was dismissed from his job after a profanity-laced exchange led to an employment tribunal ruling that being called ‘bald’ at work is harassment related to sex.
Personnel Today
Employers in Spain are required by law to assess the health and safety of their employees, but as Javier Molina discusses, that’s challenging when employees are working remotely.
CincoDías
Michelle Barrett Falconer talks about recently passed leaves of absence laws in Maryland and Delaware, and advises employers to keep an eye on the states passing leave laws.
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LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2022) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Stacey F. Blank as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office.
Blank helps clients navigate all stages of litigation from initial strategy building to mediation, arbitration, trials and appeals. She
On May 10, 2022, Governor John Carney signed into law the Healthy Delaware Families Act, adding Delaware to an expanding list of jurisdictions with a paid family and/or medical leave (PFML) requirement.1 The law creates a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program funded through employer and employee
The New York State Senate is poised to pass an employee-friendly bill that would amend New York’s lien law to enable employees to, upon filing a wage claim, obtain a temporary lien against their employer’s (or alleged employer’s) assets. A substantially similar bill was passed by the New York
Corinn Jackson discusses discrimination against black hairstyles and CROWN acts that prohibit hair discrimination and have been passed by some states.
Respect
Michelle Gomez and Joon Hwang talk about Littler’s SOAR program for new attorneys from diverse backgrounds.
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