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FINRA Rules 13201 and 13802: Arbitrating Statutory Employment Discrimination...
By: John F. Fullerton III This is the third in our series of posts on practice and procedure in employment-related arbitrations before FINRA. Check back often for future posts, subscribe by e-mail...
View ArticleNew Jersey to Propose Gender-Equality Notice Rules for Employers
by Maxine H. Neuhauser and Amy E. Hatcher On January 7, 2013, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the “Department”) published in the New Jersey Register proposed new rules and...
View ArticlePrimary Jurisdiction Doctrine May Not Defend Against Website Accessibility...
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein has a Retail Labor and Employment Law Blog post that will be of interest to many of our financial services industry readers: “Defending Against Website Accessibility...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Employers: New Ban-the-Box Poster Is Required
Our colleague Nancy L. Gunzenhauser, an Associate at Epstein Becker Green, has a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in the financial industry:...
View ArticleEmployers: Caregivers Will Be Protected Under New York City’s Human Rights Law
Our colleagues Peter M. Panken, Nancy L. Gunzenhauser, and Marc-Joseph Gansah have a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in the financial...
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New Online Recruiting Accessibility Tool Could Help Forestall ADA Claims by...
Frank C. Morris, Jr. In recent years, employers have increasingly turned to web based recruiting technologies and online applications. For some potential job applicants, including individuals with...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Panel Finds That Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation...
Bound by precedent, on July 28, 2016, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that sexual orientation discrimination is not sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Vacates Panel Determination That Title VII Does Not Prohibit...
On October 11, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated the July 28, 2016 decision of a Seventh Circuit panel holding that sexual orientation discrimination is not sex...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Vacates Panel Ruling on Sexual Orientation – Employment Law...
Featured on Employment Law This Week: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit may consider ruling that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects sexual orientation. On...
View ArticleD.C. Mayor Signs Ban on Most Employment Credit Inquiries
Our colleagues Brian W. Steinbach and Judah L. Rosenblatt, at Epstein Becker Green, have a post on the Heath Employment and Labor blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in the financial...
View ArticleGuidance on Employers’ Obligations Under the New York City’s Disability...
Our colleagues Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, and Amanda M. Gómez at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to our...
View ArticleNYC Commission on Human Rights Publishes New Guidance On Rights to Wear Hair
Our colleague Laura A. Stutz at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Health Employment and Labor Blog that will be of interest to our readers in the financial services industry: “Race Discrimination...
View ArticleThe Limits of Latif: Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses as to Harassment...
On June 19, 2019, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation that would, if signed into law, broaden the scope of last year’s ban on clauses requiring employees to arbitrate sexual...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker in LGBT Discrimination Case
On June 4, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of a Christian Colorado baker and owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who had refused to create a custom wedding cake for a gay couple due to his religious...
View ArticleNYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on Employers’ Obligations...
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) recently issued a 146-page guide titled “Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability” (“Guidance”) to educate...
View ArticleNYC Commission on Human Rights Adopts Rules Establishing Broad Interpretation...
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has adopted new rules (“Rules”) which establish broad protections for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals. The...
View ArticleNYC Commission on Human Rights Publishes New Guidance On Rights to Wear Hair
Our colleague Laura A. Stutz at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Health Employment and Labor Blog that will be of interest to our readers in the retail industry: “Race Discrimination on the Basis...
View ArticleSouthern District of New York Rules Federal Law Preempts New York State Law...
Many retail employers require their employees to agree to arbitrate employment-related disputes as a condition of employment. The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly emphasized that workplace...
View ArticleAre Your AI Selection Tools Validated? OFCCP Provides Guidance for Validation...
We have long counseled employers using or contemplating using artificial intelligence (“AI”) algorithms in their employee selection processes to validate the AI-based selection procedure using an...
View ArticleNYCCHR Issues Guidance on Discrimination Based on Immigration Status and...
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”) published a legal enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying its standards with respect to discrimination based on actual or perceived...
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