By Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues, … Read more
How Is Your HR Department Doing Covering Its … Assets?
HR departments are the sentries of the office, with access to sensitive personnel records such as health information, I-9 documents as well as salary … Read more
Changing Definition of a Supervisor Would Increase Employer Liability
By Gregory Hanscom Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, I – VT, recently joined 14 other Senators as co-sponsors of the Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014. … Read more
Senate Committee Debates Fairness of Paycheck Fairness Act
In advance of an expected floor vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing this week to discuss the merits of the … Read more
More States Bump Up Workplace Protections for Pregnant Women
By Ashley Kaplan When Jennifer Latowski, a certified nursing assistant at Northwoods Nursing Center, shared with her supervisor that she was pregnant, she … Read more
3 Months and Counting: Top State Law Changes for Employers in 2014
By Ashley Kaplan The legal environment for employers is always changing. And nowhere is this felt more strongly than at the state (and even local) level. … Read more
6 Tips for Employers When Facing Requests For Religious Exemptions
By Chastity C. Bruno In recent years, the number of complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding religious discrimination … Read more
EEOC Updates Guidance on Religious Dress in the Workplace
By Jane Ann Himsel The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released two new technical assistance documents governing religious dress and … Read more
EEOC Settles GINA Lawsuit Against New York State Nursing Home
By Elizabeth Tempio Clement Just 10 months after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed its first systemic lawsuit alleging violations of the … Read more
EEOC Sues Employer Who Tried to Push Scientology on Workers
By Eric B. Meyer I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know much about Scientology. Why, my Scientology acumen could fill a thimble. … Read more