The legal landscape surrounding religious accommodations and religious discrimination and harassment in the workplace has shifted in recent years.
UK Government Proposes Ban on NDAs in Harassment and Discrimination Cases
On 8 July, the UK Government announced plans to end the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases involving harassment and discrimination. The Employment Rights Bill is currently being examined by the House of Lords, following which it will return to the House of Commons and will likely pass into law later this year.
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Sept. 5 WEBINAR | Politics and Protest: Maintaining Workplace Harmony in Turbulent Times
Please join Greenberg Traurig and Lawyers for Israel for a CLE webinar discussing the complex legal framework of managing employees across different U.S. states within today’s political, social, and professional
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EEOC Unveils Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect June 18, 2024, but not without legal challenge.
The final rule
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Proposed Marijuana Reclassification and Impact on Employers
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Attorney General has submitted a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana
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Coming to California Workplaces this Summer – Workplace Violence Prevention Plans
On or before July 1, 2024, most California employers must establish a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) in addition to their Injury, Illness & Prevention Programs. Employers also need to provide training on their WVPP and keep prescribed records.
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EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Harassment Guidance
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its long-awaited proposed guidance on workplace harassment, which includes advice to employers concerning online misconduct, LGBTQ rights, and abortion issues. The guidance
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EEOC Secures First Workplace Artificial Intelligence Settlement
On Aug. 9, 2023, a tutoring company agreed to pay $365,000 to settle an artificial intelligence (AI) lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The settlement comes on the
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The California IWC: What’s Old Is New Again
In a significant development for employers, on July 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom revitalized the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) by allocating it $3,000,000 as part of the state’s 2023 budget
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The Devil’s in the Details: Employee Religious Accommodation Requests After Supreme Court’s Decision in Groff v. DeJoy
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022-2023 term has ended and the dust has (somewhat) settled, employers are no doubt assessing the impact the Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy
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