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The New York State Legislature has passed an amendment to New York’s Achieve Pay Equity Act (the “Act”), which will prohibit pay discrimination against any employee based on his or her membership in any class protected by the New York State Human...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

Effective October 1, 2019, employers committing multiple violations of Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act may face civil penalties in addition to compensatory and liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees. (House Bill 790). The Equal Pay Remedies...By: Pessin Katz Law, P.A.

Residential Health Facility Rescinded Employment Offer When a Drug Screen Revealed an Applicant's Legally Prescribed Medication - MILWAUKEE - An Oconomowoc, Wis., inpatient residential health facility violated federal law when it rescinded an...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Employers should accurately record daily working hours to comply with the EU Working Time Directive on maximum weekly working time and daily and weekly rest breaks according to a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ agreed...By: Dentons

Employers are usually advised to exercise extreme caution where an employee's religion or beliefs are a factor in their own disciplinary process. Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) provides everyone the right to freedom of...By: Dentons

The principal regulators of US employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On May 22, 2019, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda, stating the...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Since the Shared Parental Leave Regulations came into force on 5 April 2015 there has been a question around whether organisations that offer enhanced maternity pay to women, but only statutory shared parental leave pay to men, may be discriminating...By: Dentons

On June 19, 2019, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed an omnibus bill (A08421/S06577) proposing sweeping amendments to existing state sexual harassment and discrimination laws. The pending law, which has the support, but not yet the...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

Just before the end of its session, the New York Legislature expanded protections against discrimination and harassment under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). The Governor still has to sign the new bill into law, but we expect that he...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

In connection with the purchase and sale of the stock of a target corporation (a Corporate Target), the target often incurs various transaction costs (Transaction Costs) that may yield significant tax deductions (Transaction Tax Deductions). If such...By: Bracewell LLP