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Oct
21
2014
EEOC Places Employee Wellness Programs Under Scrutiny Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
21
2014
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Issues Two New “FAQs” Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
19
2014
EEOC Sues Sushi at the Lake for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
19
2014
Braun Electric to Pay $82,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
17
2014
Breaking (Good!) News: Contractors May Be Able To Keep Only Disability Self-ID Data, Not Forms Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
16
2014
Catch-22 for Employers: California Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Driver’s License Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
16
2014
Data Protection Officials Adopt Internet of Things Declaration and Big Data Resolution Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
15
2014
Backlash against EEOC Enforcement Initiative on Background Checks Continues Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
14
2014
Mergers & Acquisitions: A Personal Interest in Compliance McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2014
Pregnancy Is a Protected Characteristic Under the Florida Civil Rights Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
14
2014
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Decision Permits Solicitation of Nominating Signatures at Supermarket Entrance Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Oct
13
2014
Same-Sex Virginia Couples Can Freely Marry, Adopt Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Oct
13
2014
Don't Mess with Texas . . . Roadhouse re: EEOC and Age Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
13
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wisconsin’s Same-Sex Marriage Case: How Does This Affect the Administration of an Employer’s Employee Benefits? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
13
2014
EEOC Sues Florida and Michigan Companies for Transgender Discrimination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
10
2014
Asheville, North Carolina City Hall's Celebratory "Rainbow Flag" Challenged on Basis of Local Government Powers Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
10
2014
Executive Orders Impose New Labor Requirements on Contractors Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
9
2014
Court Affirms $3M Jury Award In Illinois Whistleblower Action Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
9
2014
New York City Council Continues Push to Ban Credit Checks in Connection with Employment Decisions Mintz
Oct
8
2014
A Court’s Review of a Disability Benefit Claim May Hinge on the Meaning “Satisfactory to Us” Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
7
2014
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not – Federal Appeals Court Confirms that Favoritism of a Paramour is Not Gender Discrimination Mintz
Oct
7
2014
Supreme Court Lets Gay Marriage Stand In Five States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
5
2014
Oklahoma Chicken Express Franchiser to Pay $15,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oct
3
2014
There's No Question -- The EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan is in Full Bloom Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
2
2014
California Law Protects Unpaid Interns and Volunteers from Harassment and Discrimination Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
30
2014
Cliff Notes from the Joint Office for Civil Rights (OCR)/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) HIPAA Security Conference Mintz
Sep
30
2014
EEOC Sues Two Employers for Transgender Discrimination Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
30
2014
Employment Law Summer Recap 2014: Part 11 of 11 – GOAL: the World Cup and Onionhead Capture America’s Attention…Briefly Mintz
Sep
28
2014
EEOC Sues AutoZone for Harassment Based on National Origin U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
26
2014
EEOC Sues Detroit Funeral Home Chain for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
25
2014
Failure To Report For Random Drug Test Defeats Employee’s ADA Suit Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
23
2014
Federal and State Guidance on Health Information Privacy and Same-Sex Marriage: HIPAA Privacy Rule Extends to Same-Sex Spouses von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Sep
22
2014
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Same-Sex Marriage Mintz
Sep
21
2014
EEOC Sues Tiny’s Organic for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
21
2014
Roseland Community Hospital Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
19
2014
Jehovah’s Witness’s Claims Highlight Employer Need to Manage Workplace Religion Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
19
2014
Reminder: New York Interns Are Now Protected Under Both the State and City Human Rights Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2014
Reminder: Update Your “Grandfathered” HIPAA Business Associate Agreements Now! McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep
18
2014
Daddy Dearest?: Some Considerations Concerning Paid Parental Leave for Fathers in the United States Mintz
Sep
18
2014
HIPAA Privacy Rule Also Affected By Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision in U.S. v. Windsor Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2014
Franchisor Not Liable for Sexual Harassment Claims Asserted by Franchisee’s Employee, California High Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2014
Drug Test Triggered by Discovery of Drug Paraphernalia Did Not Violate Public Employee’s Fourth Amendment Rights Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
9
2014
Environmental Groups Use Civil Rights Act to Challenge Hog Farm Permits Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
9
2014
Niner, Niner, Title IX’er: What Educational Institutions Need To Know about Sex Discrimination Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
9
2014
EEOC Disability Case Against Sony to Proceed, Illinois Federal Judge Orders U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
8
2014
Hawaii District Judge Approves $2.4 Million EEOC Settlement with Four Hawaii Farms for over 500 Thai Farmworkers U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
8
2014
Police Officer’s ADHD Was Not a Disability Within The Meaning of the ADA Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
8
2014
EEO-1 Survey Open for 2014 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
6
2014
Stopper or Informer? Closer Accused of Giving False Testimony to Stay in the Game Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
3
2014
Government Issues New Rules for Religious Employers, But Health Plans, Third Party Administrators (TPAs), and Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) are still on the Hook to Provide Contraceptive Coverage Mintz
 

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