Approaching Halloween, want to hear something Really Scary?
Late last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (Philadelphia) in Clemens v. ExecuPharm, Inc. (3rd Circuit Dec. 14, 2021), made clear that employers can be held liable for failing
On October 1, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) guidance addressing sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in the workplace is unlawful. The case is State of
On October 3, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published its “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.” This adds to prior federal guidance released by the EEOC and DOJ regarding the use of
Beginning January 1, 2024, and following the passage of Assembly Bill 2188, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) will add employee protections against discrimination based on off-the-job cannabis use with a few, limited exceptions. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill
Do you have a side hustle? I now do, albeit an unpaid one. I just started my gig as a volunteer legal advisor for my daughter’s high school mock trial team.This year’s case is fascinating. It’s a suppression hearing
All employers in New York City that rely on artificial intelligence (AI) in their hiring processes are potentially subject to new requirements, beginning January 1, 2023, that they ensure their AI tool has undergone a “bias audit” within the past
Every business relationship is built on trust. This trust requires business partners to be honest and loyal to each other and the partnership. They must act in good faith and in the partnership’s best interests.
Sometimes a business partner’s
Three bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week once again modify employers’ obligations to California employees who are exposed to or contract COVID-19. The most important aspects of this round of mutations in COVID-19-related state law are summarized here.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, and in celebration of our Hispanic and Latinx colleagues, Legal Innovators is thrilled to recognize the contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx American communities who have paved the way in the legal profession and
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) recently said that it will take another look at California Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), a state law affecting mandatory employment-related arbitration agreements.[1]
AB 51 prohibits employers