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Tech Firm Illegally Refused to Interview Candidate Due to Hearing Impairment Federal Agency Charges - SAN FRANCISCO - Foster City-based technology company Guidewire Software, Inc., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and interview a...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Chinese Hosp. Ass’n v. Jacobs Eng’g Grp., Inc., 2019 BL 330340, 2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 03, 2019) - This case arises out of the alleged breach of contract and defective design for the construction of a new hospital in San Francisco....By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On September 20, 2019, Law 13.874/2019 was enacted and is already in effect. This law, known as the Economic Freedom Act, modifies a few bodies of law, including Law 12.682/2012 that specifically sets procedures to create and store documents in...By: Littler

From October 30, 2019, heavy penalties will apply to labor hire providers who operate without a license and to businesses that use unlicensed labor hire providers in Victoria. Similar schemes apply in Queensland (since 2018) and in South Australia...By: Littler

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, a Tennessee federal judge rejected a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in which it claimed a nursing home failed to accommodate an employee with anxiety....By: FordHarrison

Q. As a franchisor, could I potentially be held liable for the wage and hour violations committed by franchisees of my organization against their employees?...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Since the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme earlier this year, the EU Exit: ID Document Check app has only been compatible with Android devices. Applicants without an Android device have been required to send their original documents to the...By: Morgan Lewis

The 2019 California Legislative year has officially come to a close. Not surprisingly, there are dozens of new employment laws hitting the books on January 1, 2020. Below we highlight 10 new laws, and provide key takeaways for covered employers as we...By: Dentons

The US Department of Labor (the Department) on October 22 announced the publication of a proposed rule intended to serve as a supplement to the Department’s existing electronic disclosure regulations. The proposed rule leaves the existing electronic...By: Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

We encounter this scenario a lot: a company executive preparing contracts for key employees, or considering whether to enforce a restrictive covenant against a former employee, will sigh with resignation and say, “What’s the point? Courts won’t...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and