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Continue Reading Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency RulesTerminations and layoffs are often the subject of employee class action lawsuits, whether they are…
Continue Reading With Federal Funding in Flux, Some Employers May Need to Review Layoff ProceduresTrump Administration Signals How Employment Policies on DEI and Gender May be Scrutinized
In a flurry of Executive Orders, the new Trump Administration is signaling how it views…
Continue Reading Trump Administration Signals How Employment Policies on DEI and Gender May be ScrutinizedFurniture Retailer Settles for $1.5 Million with EEOC Over Allegations of Categorically Failing to Hire Women and Segregating its Workforce by Sex
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved…
Continue Reading Furniture Retailer Settles for $1.5 Million with EEOC Over Allegations of Categorically Failing to Hire Women and Segregating its Workforce by SexDo you have questions about California’s Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA)?
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Continue Reading Practical Guidance on PAGA? We Have You CoveredThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues its focus on challenging employment leave policies…
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Do you have questions about California’s Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA)?
Our Los Angeles partner, Steven P. Gallagher, is so knowledgeable that LexisNexis recently tapped him to write a Practical…
Continue Reading Practical Guidance on PAGA? We Have You CoveredThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues its focus on challenging employment leave policies as discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Continue Reading The EEOC Continues to Challenge Leave Policies as DiscriminatoryWant to Trigger a Wage-and-Hour Class Action? Try Not Paying the Right Minimum Wage!
Some low hanging fruit for the plaintiffs’ bar is an employer who simply doesn’t pay the right wage rate. That happens more often than you think, especially in states like…
Continue Reading Want to Trigger a Wage-and-Hour Class Action? Try Not Paying the Right Minimum Wage!The comprehensive reform of California’s Private Attorneys General Act is now the law. The PAGA reform (AB 2288 and SB 92) was a result of an agreement approved by Governor…
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On February 23, 2024, the EEOC issued its 2023 Annual Performance Report,[1] which details the EEOC’s main priorities from 2023 and the inroads it made toward accomplishing same.
Continue Reading 2023: A Busy Year for the EEOCDOL Increases Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemption – What Comes Next?
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor released a final rule raising the salary threshold for “white collar” workers—i.e., executives, professionals, and administrative personnel. While we expect…
Continue Reading DOL Increases Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemption – What Comes Next?Manufacturing Success Webinar: Avoiding the Crosshairs of the EEOC (and the Plaintiffs’ Bar)
Join me, for a one-hour webinar designed to mitigate the risks of class action like claims in the manufacturing sector. I will concentrate on EEOC enforcement and share valuable…
Continue Reading Manufacturing Success Webinar: Avoiding the Crosshairs of the EEOC (and the Plaintiffs’ Bar)Mandatory Retirement Age Policy Results in $6.875 Million Settlement with the EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that Scripps Medical Group (Scripps) has agreed to pay $6.875 Million to settle an age/disability discrimination charge that had been filed…
Continue Reading Mandatory Retirement Age Policy Results in $6.875 Million Settlement with the EEOCIn recent months, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has intensified its scrutiny of employer qualification standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This trend follows the EEOC’s…
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