May 1, 2015 | Legal Updates
The Underlying Matter After an EEOC finding of reasonable cause to believe discrimination had occurred, the EEOC sent two letters to the subject employer: one notifying said employer of the impending conciliation process and subsequently, one that the conciliation...
Mar 25, 2015 | Legal Updates
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., laying the groundwork for a substantial expansion upon the rights of employees under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), Americans with Disabilities Act as...
Mar 25, 2015 | Legal Updates
Effective this week, on March 27, 2015, U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) will begin to enforce its Final Rule expanding the definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to include same sex marriages. Following the U.S. Supreme...
Mar 3, 2015 | Legal Updates
Proper classification of workers is more important than ever with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) employer mandate now in effect. As of January 1, 2015, the ACA requires that employers with 50 or more employees provide health insurance to all...
Jan 28, 2015 | Legal Updates
The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) precludes employers from interfering with an employee’s medical leave. Employers, however, frequently need to provide the employee with information regarding the leave, necessary medical paperwork and to request information about...
Dec 5, 2014 | Legal Updates
The Department of Labor recently announced a new “final rule” prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in federal contracts. The Final Rule will implement Executive Order 13672, prohibiting such discrimination against employees of...
