United States: EEOC Sues Private Employers To Protect Transgender Workers

Two recent lawsuits filed by the EEOC are the latest efforts in a growing movement to protect transgender people in the workplace.

The two lawsuits, filed separately in Florida and Michigan, accuse two private employers of discriminating against transgender employees. Both lawsuits are based on a 2012 EEOC decision that effectively expanded the definition of “sex discrimination” in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit bias based on transgender status and gender […]

By | October 1st, 2014 ||

United States: Mayor De Blasio Signs Executive Order To Increase The Minimum Wage For Workers Employed In New York City Economic Benefit Projects

On September 30, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order that will increase the minimum wage for workers who are employed at economic benefit projects that received at least one million dollars in subsidies from New York City. Specifically, the order requires employers who employ individuals at locations that were developed as part of an economic benefit projects that received at least one million dollars, effective immediately, to pay their employees at […]

By | October 1st, 2014 ||

United States: New California Law Will Require Employers To Provide Employees With Paid Sick Leave

Effective July 1, 2015, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 will impose new paid sick leave requirements on California employers.
The New Law Covers Virtually All Employers
Almost all employers, regardless of size, are covered by the new law. The new law does not contain an exception for small employers or employers with fewer than a particular number of employees. There are very narrow exceptions to the law, such as employees who are subject […]

By | September 30th, 2014 ||