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Google: Demonstrating The Hazards Of Employment Discrimination From Every Angle

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 25, 2019

By David J. Rowland, Jennifer A. Riley, Uma Chandrasekaran, and Michael D. Jacobsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Google’s recent travails with simultaneous traditional and “reverse” discrimination claims signal a new era of dynamic employment discrimination risk. Employers will be wise to consider the push and pull legal effect of diversity and inclusion programs, pay equity reviews, and other well-intended efforts. Although employment discrimination claims are a familiar risk to most employers, a growing wave…

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Paid Sick Leave in Texas Survives the Texas Legislature

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 21, 2019

By Linda Schoonmaker and John P. Phillips Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio expected the Texas Legislature to overturn their cities’ recent foray into city-specific paid sick leave laws. However, the Texas Legislature recently wrapped-up its legislative session without passing a law curtailing city-specific paid sick leave laws—and the Legislature will not meet again until 2021. In the meantime, Dallas’ and San Antonio’s paid sick leave laws are scheduled to go into…

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Building a Modern Slavery Strategy

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 19, 2019

By Rachel Bernasconi, Paul Cutrone, Ameena Y. Majid and Peter Talibart Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the fourth and last in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can navigate the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its connection to modern slavery. There are many human rights which are already respected and protected by business in relation to their employees and contractors. These include,…

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Use It or Lose It: Supreme Court Rules that Failure to Exhaust Defense Must be Prompt

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 13, 2019

By Erin Dougherty Foley and Grace Nickels Seyfarth Synopsis: New decision from the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s requirement that plaintiffs file with the EEOC or other state agencies is a non-jurisdictional claim-processing rule, which means it can be forfeited if a defendant waits too long to raise the objection. On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved an important question for job-bias claims: is Title VII’s mandatory charge-filing a jurisdictional prescription or…

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Illinois Employers May Face Liability for Workplace Violence Against Women Under Gender Violence Act

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 11, 2019

By: Adam R. Young and Danielle R. Rabie Seyfarth Synopsis: New Decision from Illinois Court of Appeals holds that employer can be liable for workplace violence under Illinois Gender Violence Act. As we have discussed in many prior blogs, employers face numerous hazards of workplace violence, a complex term which can encompass a range of behaviors by employees, customers, and others at the worksite. Federal OSHA has expanded its aggressive use of the General Duty…

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Modern Slavery: The Dilemma of Internal Accountability and Resource Allocation

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 6, 2019

By Rachel Bernasconi, Paul Cutrone, Ameena Y. Majid and Peter Talibart Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the third in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its connection to modern slavery. In our experience, issues of modern slavery often become a business concern because the media has brought attention to…

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The Uncertain Landscape of Discrimination & Harassment Laws: Expanding the Definition of “Protected Class”

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 4, 2019

By Renate M. Walker, Lynn Kappelman and Hillary J. Massey Seyfarth Synopsis: Laws protecting individuals from discrimination and harassment in the workplace are expanding rapidly at the state and local levels, while the federal landscape remains unclear regarding LGBTQ rights. In light of the rapidly changing landscape, employers should review their policies, handbooks, and training materials for compliance at least annually. Background There was a time when human resources practitioners and employment attorneys could…

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The Company You Keep – Engagement & Reputational Risk

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on May 29, 2019

By Rachel Bernasconi, Paul Cutrone, Ameena Y. Majid and Peter Talibart Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing business’ role and connection to modern slavery. Many international companies now consider their modern slavery and human rights stance as more of a cultural marker than a legal compliance…

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Holy Smoke! Health Care Employers Must Abate Surgical Smoke Hazards in the Operating Room

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on May 23, 2019

By Benjamin D. Briggs, James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Ariel D. Fenster, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Smoke produced during surgical procedures is carcinogenic and can carry pathogens. Employers who fail to abate surgical smoke hazards may face liability from employee injuries and OSHA citations. Surgical smoke is created during numerous surgical and medical procedures. As NIOSH has explained, “during surgical procedures using a laser or electrosurgical unit, the…

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How Employers Can Use Regression Analyses In Their Favor In Pay Equity Cases

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on May 21, 2019

By Barry J. Miller and Hillary J. Massey Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers cannot ignore the recent amendments to state and local pay equity laws and increased attention on equal pay issues. Pay equity claims raise unique challenges, including the prevalence of statistical evidence and multi-jurisdictional compliance. This article addresses the advantages of conducting a pay audit and how the analysis, particularly a regression analysis, may be helpful to employers in litigation. It also discusses how an employer may…

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Google: Demonstrating The Hazards Of Employment Discrimination From Every Angle

Paid Sick Leave in Texas Survives the Texas Legislature

Building a Modern Slavery Strategy

Use It or Lose It: Supreme Court Rules that Failure to Exhaust Defense Must be Prompt

Illinois Employers May Face Liability for Workplace Violence Against Women Under Gender Violence Act

Modern Slavery: The Dilemma of Internal Accountability and Resource Allocation

The Uncertain Landscape of Discrimination & Harassment Laws: Expanding the Definition of “Protected Class”

The Company You Keep – Engagement & Reputational Risk

Holy Smoke! Health Care Employers Must Abate Surgical Smoke Hazards in the Operating Room

How Employers Can Use Regression Analyses In Their Favor In Pay Equity Cases

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