On March 4, 2019, the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated an earlier decision by the Office of Management and […]
New York Enacts Statewide Ban on Salary History Inquiries for All Employers
Summary Effective January 6, 2020, an amendment to the New York Labor Law (NYLL) will prohibit all private and public employers in New York State from relying on […]
Same Agency, New Targets: What the EEOC’s New National Enforcement Plan Really Means for Employers
By: Samantha L. Brooks, Christopher J. DeGroff, and Andrew L. Scroggins Seyfarth Synopsis: In a critical development, the EEOC has officially replaced its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024–2028 with […]
Coronavirus: Guidance for Employers | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
The developments concerning the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 (the “coronavirus”) change daily. Companies in the U.S. and throughout the world are implementing new policies and protocols in order to address […]
Ninth Circuit Finds Employers Cannot Use an Employee’s Prior Pay to Defend Against Equal Pay Act Claims
Overview Employers cannot justify disparity in pay for employees of the opposite sex based on past earnings, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled in Rizo v. […]
How Employers Can Help Assist Workers Furloughed or Otherwise Hurt by the Coronavirus Pandemic
This blog post discusses several options that employers could consider to help workers financially impacted by Coronavirus, while mitigating the risk of adverse tax and other consequences for […]
Updated: The City of Los Angeles Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees Within Los Angeles or 2,000 or More Employees Within the United States
April 16, 2020 Update. On April 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing Mayor Garcetti’s Emergency Order to provide supplemental paid […]
San Francisco Mandates COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees
On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance to provide paid leave to workers affected by COVID-19 (the “Ordinance”). The […]
Adjustment Ambiguity: What Employers Should Know About USCIS’s New Policy Direction
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Leon Rodriguez, and Mia Batista This significant development may have wide-ranging impacts, as Adjustment of Status is a pathway available to […]
Allegheny County May Become First in PA to Mandate Paid Parental Leave: What Employers Should Know + 5 Steps You Can Take Now | Fisher Phillips
The Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD’s) Board of Health voted unanimously on May 13 to advance a sweeping proposed rule that would require every employer in Allegheny County, […]