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  • Vermont Passes Legislation Expanding Employee Rights to Equal Pay and Flexible Workplace

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    Vermont recently enacted a law amending the Vermont Fair Employment Practice Law and expanding existing equal pay and discrimination laws to provide greater protection to employees. 2013 Bill Text VT H.B. 99; 2013 Bill Text VT S.B. 57.

  • DOL Steps up FMLA Enforcement

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    The US Department of Labor honored its promise to step up their Family and Medical Leave Act enforcement efforts as demonstrated by a court-enforceable settlement of a lawsuit filed against the Putnam County Board of Education.

  • Colorado Joins States Protecting Employee and Applicant Social Media Privacy Rights

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    Colorado has joined the growing trend among the states to protect the social media privacy rights of employees and applicants. Employers are now prohibited from demanding access to an employee's or applicant's personal social media account or service through his or her personal device.

  • Philadelphia Expands Protections for LGBT Workers

    Date:
    21 May 2013

    Philadelphia has enacted a new ordinance expanding the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender individuals (LGBTs) in the workplace, which may significantly affect employment policies and practices.

  • EEOC Updates Guidance on Workplace Rights of Individuals with Specific Disabilities

    Date:
    17 May 2013

    On May 15, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its questions and answers series regarding workplace rights and the prevention of discrimination against individuals with specific disabilities.

  • Minnesota Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

    Date:
    16 May 2013

    On May 14, 2013 Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

  • Family Military Leave Will Soon Be Mandatory in Maryland

    Date:
    16 May 2013

    Under a new law taking effect October 1, 2013, Maryland employers with 50 or more employees will need to provide each eligible employee with a one-day leave of absence on the day that employee's immediate family member is leaving for or returning from active military duty outside of the US as a member of the US armed forces.

  • $240 Million EEOC Verdict Will Likely Be Reduced to $1.6 Million

    Date:
    15 May 2013

    A federal jury in Iowa recently awarded a verdict totaling $240 million to 32 farm workers who were subject to a hostile work environment harassment and severe abuse at the hands of their employer and supervisors. Despite the fact that this was the largest judgment ever obtained by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency told the Des Moines Register that the award must be lowered because federal law limits the compensatory and punitive damages each plaintiff can receive to $50,000.

  • Maryland Law Permitting Medical Marijuana Use May Affect Employers

    Date:
    15 May 2013

    A new Maryland law effective on October 1 that permits the use of marijuana for medical purposes may have an impact on workplace policies regarding employee drug use and testing.

  • Retailer Wet Seal Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $7.5 Million

    Date:
    15 May 2013

    In a development that highlights the importance of promoting fair employment practices, the clothing and accessories retailer Wet Seal has agreed to settle a race discrimination class action lawsuit for $7.5 million.

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