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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
Dec
4
2014
DOL Announces Final Rule Adding Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity to Federal Contractor Protected Classes Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Dec
4
2014
Have EU Privacy Regulators Just Spelled the End of Web Tracking? Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
3
2014
Final LGBT Rule Released - Analysis Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
3
2014
OFCCP Announces Final LGBT Rules - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
2
2014
HHS Releases Guidance Regarding Application of HIPAA Privacy Rule in Emergency Situations Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
2
2014
Illinois "LEADS" Information Exempt from Disclosure Under FOIA - Law Enforcement Agencies Data System Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
2
2014
Is There an End in Sight for EU Data Protection Reform? McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
2
2014
2015 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
2
2014
Sexual Harassment Investigations in the Workplace Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
2
2014
Supreme Court to Consider Accommodations of Pregnant Workers Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
1
2014
EEOC Announces Intent to Propose Regulations That May Harmonize ADA and GINA with ACA Wellness Program Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
1
2014
ADA: Does “Regarded As” Still Matter? Letter of the Law: Employment Law Issues A-Z Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
30
2014
Disability Network Will Pay $38,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
29
2014
Angel Medical Center in North Carolina to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
25
2014
Employers in Illinois Take Note: Pregnancy Accommodation Amendments Go Into Effect January 1, 2015 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Nov
25
2014
British Government Tells Recruitment Agencies to Look Local Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
25
2014
Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) Committee Issues Scathing Report on EEOC Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
25
2014
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace – The Supreme Court Weighs In on Employer’s Duties McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
25
2014
EEOC Wellness Program Suits Highlight Need for Agency Guidance Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
25
2014
FAA Lifts Age Restrictions for Airline Pilot Crew Pairings on International Flights Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
24
2014
New York Decision Bears a Close Look On Application of Quid Pro Quo Harassment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
24
2014
Updated & Enhanced EEOC Enforcement Guidance – What Does it Mean for Employers and Pregnant Employees? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
21
2014
Employer's Duty to Provide Reasonable Accommodations Under ADA - Recent Developments in the Courts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
20
2014
D.C. Circuit Upholds Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Mintz
Nov
20
2014
Is Obesity the Next Pivotal Employment Discrimination Issue Within the European Union? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
20
2014
The District Of Columbia Enacts New Employee Protections, Requires Reasonable Accommodation for Pregnant Employees Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2014
Yikes!! Autozone Hammered With Record $185 Million Dollar Punitive Damages Jury Verdict Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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