Civil Rights

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Dec
23
2014
D.C.’s “Ban the Box” Law Takes Effect, Office of Human Rights (OHR) Issues Notice of Rights Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
23
2014
Background Checks Headline in 2014 Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
23
2014
Dep’t of Education Negotiates Groundbreaking Agreement to Resolve Website Accessibility Investigation at State University Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
23
2014
US (Washington) Court: Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Exists in Rural Front Yard Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
19
2014
Looking at Police-Community Relations Through the Lens of Body-Worn Cameras Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
19
2014
On the Ninth Day of Privacy, My True Love Gave to Me…Concerns About Location Data Mintz
Dec
18
2014
On The Eighth Day of Privacy, Health Care Systems (Over) Shared Data Mintz
Dec
17
2014
District of Columbia Increases Protections for Pregnant Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
17
2014
Enactment Imminent for Section 529A Tax-Exempt Savings Programs for Disabled Beneficiaries Mintz
Dec
16
2014
CMS Proposes Recognition of Same-Sex Spouses McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
16
2014
Canada’s Highest Court Rules That Police Can Search Cell Phone Contents After Arrest Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
16
2014
Illinois Issues Required Employer Posting and Fact Sheet under Pregnancy Accommodations Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2014
EEOC’s Attempt to Limit Reach of Severance Agreements Hits Roadblock…Again Mintz
Dec
16
2014
D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge To Section 503 Regulations Administered by OFCCP Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2014
The Final LGBT Regulations: Understanding What OFCCP has, and has Not, Done Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
16
2014
From the Right to be Forgotten to the Right to an “e-Reputation’’: First Enforceability Ordered by French Court under Penalty Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
16
2014
EEOC Files Contempt Action Against Employer for Alleged Breach of Settlement Agreement Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
15
2014
DOL Releases Regulations Extending Protections to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Employees, Applicants Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
15
2014
DOL Prohibits Federal Contractors from Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
15
2014
New Disability Regulations Withstand Continued Challenge Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2014
EEOC Sued Blinded Veterans Association for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
13
2014
New Illinois Employment Laws for 2015 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
12
2014
Latest HIPAA Settlement – Unpatched And Unsupported Software Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
12
2014
Going Global: How to Tackle International Assignments – A U.K. Focus Vedder Price
Dec
11
2014
Just in Time for the Holidays: Another HIPAA Settlement McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
11
2014
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Conditions of Participation that Impacts Same-Sex Spouses von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec
11
2014
Chanel Succeeds Before the Irish Labour Court re: Gender Discrimination Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
11
2014
Amendments to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act for Voluminous Requests and Online Postings Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
11
2014
Compliance Alert: New Illinois Pregnancy Accommodation Law Goes into Effect Jan. 1, 2015 Vedder Price
Dec
11
2014
Prince George’s County, Maryland “Bans the Box” Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
11
2014
OFCCP Releases Additional FAQs for Compliance with Veterans and Disability Regulations Under the New Scheduling Letter Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
11
2014
San Francisco Enacts So-Called “Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights” Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
10
2014
LGBT Rule Affecting Federal Contractors Will Become Effective April 8, 2015 Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2014
In The Eleventh Circuit, Employers Can Terminate “Protected” Employees for Poor Performance and Violation of Company Policy Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2014
HIPAA Settlement Continues to Emphasize the Importance of Security Policies and Procedures Mintz
Dec
9
2014
Columbia, Missouri Joins “Ban the Box” Trend Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2014
DOL Announces Final Rule Protecting Employees from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
9
2014
San Francisco Issues Guidance for Employers and Contractors on Fair Chance Ordinance Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2014
Botswana Court Overturns Ban on Gay Rights Lobbying Group Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
8
2014
D.C. Council Passes Bill Protecting Employees Who Discuss Their Wages Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
8
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Pregnancy Discrimination Act at Oral Argument Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
8
2014
OFCCP Submits Proposed Regulations Regarding Sex Discrimination for Review Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
8
2014
Employee’s Admission of Off-Duty Marijuana Use Insufficient to Deny Unemployment Benefits Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
8
2014
Swissport Fueling to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
7
2014
Well Servicing Companies to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle EEOC Suit for Race Harassment, Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
7
2014
The Case of the $1.7 Million Laptop Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
5
2014
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Issues Landmark Ruling on Criminal Defamation Laws Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
4
2014
DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order 13672’s Prohibition on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
4
2014
Miami-Dade County, Florida, to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Expression Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2014
Miami-Dade County Expands its Human Rights Law to Ban Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Gender Expression Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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