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California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Claims Filed with the California Civil Rights Department Regarding Calculation of CalPERS Disability Retirement Benefits
By Steven M. Berliner, Michael Youril
On or about June 8, 2023, a law firm filed a complaint of discrimination with the Civil Rights Department (“CRD” [formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing]) and requested…
Mike McBride Online
Someone Might Just be a bad Culture Fit, Too.
By Mike McBride
Last week, I shared an article and some of my own experiences around "culture fit" being a code for discrimination. We all know that is all too common, and an…
Employment Law Letter
Connecticut Supreme Court Reaffirms “Transferred Intent” Theory of Discrimination
By Daniel Schwartz, Eric Del Pozo
In Hartford Police Department v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (HPD v. CHRO), the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the agency’s post‑hearing finding that a police department had unlawfully terminated…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
NLRB Issues Advice Memo Designating Workplace Discussions of Racism as Protected Activity
By Anne Hall
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued an advice memo confirming its earlier position that workplace discussions about racism are protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act…
Mike McBride Online
Linked – Culture Fit – Another Way to Discriminate?
By Mike McBride
There's no simple answer here but I would look at how you define culture. There should be an organizational culture that includes diversity. Think more about "we value a variety…
PrawfsBlawg
303 is the new Citizens United
Main Thursday, July 13, 2023303 is the new Citizens UnitedThat is, critics will misconstrue what it said, misconstrue its context in an effort to make it more evil (that already…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging CFPB UDAAP update to exam manual seek status conference to discuss need for interim relief
By John L. Culhane, Jr., Michael Gordon, Alan S. Kaplinsky
Asserting that irreparable harms to their members “are piling up,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the other plaintiffs have filed a motion for a status conference with the Texas…
The Right Coast
How False History Is Used to Justify Discrimination Against Asian Americans – Tablet Magazine
On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) in a landmark decision that overturned explicit race-based affirmative action in America. The decision was…
PrawfsBlawg
Stupid bigots, smart(er) bigots, and 303
Main Wednesday, July 12, 2023Stupid bigots, smart(er) bigots, and 303The owner of a Michigan hair salon announced that she would not serve trans customers, advising them to go to a…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Color me unsurprised that businesses are already using 303 Creative to discriminate
If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer. You are not welcome at this salon. Period. Those are the words…