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We should know today. The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly trying to get the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to reverse its position on whether "sex" discrimination in Title VII encompasses LGBT discrimination....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Parental leave policies are back in the news. Jones Day, one of the nation’s largest law firms, faces legal action claiming its parental leave policy is discriminatory. The policy at issue provides 10 weeks of paid parental leave for biological...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Through the miracle of virtual reality. Do you feel awkward when you have to fire an employee? Guilty? Nervous? Gleeful, you sick person?...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

• Amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) lower the bar for employees and individual nonemployees pursuing discrimination and harassment claims. • In several respects, the amendments align the NYSHRL with the New York City Human...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the Workplace Transparency Act (the “WTA”) into law. The Act, which applies to nearly every employer in Illinois: • Restricts non-disclosure and non-disparagement (unless made mutual)...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

If an employee asks for time off to attend a meeting at his or her child’s school, is that covered by FMLA? Maybe not but it depends on the nature of the meeting. If the child is disabled and the school meeting is for the child’s IEP, according to a...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

When we talk with clients about post-employment “noncompete” agreements, this term actually encompasses a number of different restrictions. In addition to provisions that restrict the employee from working for a competitor for a period of time...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Wall Street’s post-tariff-delay jubilance was short lived, as an inverted bond yield curve reared its ugly head yesterday, sending shares plummeting on a brutal day across all markets....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, Governor Cuomo signed another landmark piece of legislation amending New York’s anti-discrimination and sexual harassment laws. Not only does the law significantly expand the protections afforded to employees, but its...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Krista Townley was a server at BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. As a server, Townley was required to wear black, slip-resistant close-toed shoes pursuant to company policy.  Townley purchased a pair of canvas shoes that complied with the policy.  She was not...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP