Employment Law Update, May 2024

EEOC Issues Additional Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Provides Additional Examples of Racial, Sex Based, and Religious Harassment

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its long anticipated final guidance on workplace harassment, and provided specific and timely examples of behavior that constitutes unlawful harassment in the workplace. The guidance is organized by the three components of a harassment claim: 1) Covered Bases and Causation; 2) Discrimination with Respect to a Term, Condition, […]

By | May 16th, 2024 ||

New Path Forward For Employers In PAGA Suits

The California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) allows aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the state of California. Recoverable civil penalties can be significant. For example, for violations of Labor Code provisions that do not specify a penalty amount, PAGA provides default civil penalties at $100 for each aggrieved employee per pay period for the first violation, and $200 for […]

By | May 31st, 2023 ||

Insights From Jane Norberg On Whistleblowing And Compliance

Arnold & Porter’s Jane Norberg was recently featured on the “Great Women in Compliance” podcast. With her extensive experience as a former Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Norberg discussed the SEC’s whistleblower program, its impact on corporations, and the challenges that compliance programs face in the current work environment.

During Norberg’s tenure, the whistleblower program saw a significant expansion in both the number of tips received […]

By | May 25th, 2023 ||