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06.27.19

Five Highlights From a Busy Month for the NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been busy the past few weeks.


06.27.19

Supreme Court: Title VII’s Requirements Not Jurisdictional

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s charge-filing precondition to suit is not a jurisdictional requirement and is instead a procedural prescription that is subject to forfeiture, refusing to permit an employer to use the plaintiff’s alleged failure to ...


06.27.19

From Flexible Leave to Marijuana Testing New State Laws on the Books

States have recently enacted new employment-related laws on issues ranging from flexible leave to marijuana testing.


06.27.19

Employer Name Error Doesn’t End Plaintiff’s ADEA Action

An employee’s error with regard to the name of his employer when he filed a charge of discrimination was not fatal to his age discrimination claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit held.


06.26.19

New York City Considers Mandatory Vacation Time Law

The New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor has proposed a bill that would require New York City employers with five (5) or more employees to provide paid vacation time to their employees. Indeed, if passed, the bill would update New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick ...


05.31.19

One Year Later: Top Five Takeaways of the Dynamex Decision

The reverberations of the California Supreme Court’s April 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court continue for employers in the state.


05.31.19

Continued Employment Means Arbitration Acceptance, California Court Rules

By continuing to work for a company, the plaintiff impliedly accepted an arbitration agreement, a California appellate panel has ruled, reversing the denial of a motion to compel arbitration.


05.31.19

The Gig Economy: Uber Drives Home Victory With NLRB

In a new Advice Memorandum, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declared that Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees.


05.31.19

Supreme Court to Address Sexual Orientation Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a trio of cases addressing sexual orientation discrimination next term, answering two contested questions that have split the courts.


05.29.19

Law Now Protects Employees’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Decisions

The New York City Human Rights Law now prohibits employment-related discrimination and retaliation on the basis of an employee’s “sexual and reproductive health decisions.”