The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has taken significant action to clarify that its state statute prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of sex (among other characteristics) extends to prohibit employment discrimination based on orientation and gender identity:
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Minnesota Proposes Sweeping Change for Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
Last week, Minnesota legislators introduced a bill to amend the definition of sexual harassment under state law. Indeed, this legislation has already received significant attention in the media throughout Minnesota. And although the bill adds only a single sentence to…
Maryland Employers Must Adopt Stricter Sexual Harassment Policies
Prior Salary No Longer a Defense to Equal Pay Claims?
This week, the 9th Circuit issued a decision that many say represents a sea change in how employers may defend against Equal Pay Claims. The decision in Rizo v. Yovino issued on April 9, 2018 overturned decades of interpretation of…
NY’s Women’s Agenda in 2019 Budget Bill Means Big Changes for Employers
The Gray is Not Okay – Recognizing Gender Discrimination When it Isn’t Black and White
Volvo Reaches $70k Settlement in Disability Discrimination Suit After Refusing to Hire Applicant on Suboxone
Volvo Group North America, LLC will pay $70,000 and institute a three-year consent decree to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC).
According to the suit, Volvo made a conditional job offer…
NJ Prohibits Discrimination against Breastfeeding Employees
In one of his final acts in office, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation to prohibit discrimination against breastfeeding employees. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic legislators and passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously, amends the…