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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: EEOC Issues Final Rule
The EEOC issues final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Taylor Swift Deep Fakes: What is Image Based Sexual Abuse (Formerly Known as “Revenge Porn”)?
Image based sexual abuse includes AI generated explicit images.
Texas Baby Clothes Company Called out for Denying Mom’s Request for Remote Work so She Could be with Premature Baby in NICU – Wrong but Illegal?
We talk about protections – or lack thereof – for new employees who need maternity leave or leave to care for a baby with a serious health condition or disability.
Ski Accidents: Is the Ski Mountain Liable?
It’s winter and we’re taking liability for ski accidents.
Tis the Season for Holiday Party Troubles: Tips to Avoid Spending the New Year in Court or HR
This holiday season, we talk about the legal pitfalls – both employment and personal injury – that can arise from holiday party carelessness.
Title VII at the Supreme Court
Does Title VII require that a lateral transfer cause a significant disadvantage to an employee so that it can be challenged as discriminatory and violating the statute?
D’Orazio Peterson Files First Local EEOC Charge Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
We recently filed what looks to be the first local EEOC charge under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. This law requires employers to grant reasonable accommodations of pregnancy and childbirth related limitations and medical conditions.
Social Media During Tense Times: When in Doubt, Silence Is (Often) Golden
We periodically write about the potential employment consequences of social media use. Right now, we are seeing controversy with respect to posts about current events in the Middle East and employees being fired or called out for their posts. This article talks about when social media posts may and may not be protected in the…
Harvard Economist Wins Nobel Prize for Work on Gender Pay Gap
Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in economics for her work studying the gender pay gap and discusses why, at this point in history, women continue to earn less than their male counterparts.