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Gender Discrimination

New and Updated

Date:

September 29, 2020

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News

Google Parent Agrees to $310 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement, Will Implement DEI Initiatives

Google's parent company has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a group of shareholders. The lawsuit claimed that male executives who had been credibly accused of sexually harassing female employees were improperly awarded multi-million-dollar severance packages.
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50-State Charts

Lactation/Breastfeeding Breaks and Facility Accommodation Requirements by State and Municipality

Updated to reflect amendments expanding Georgia lactation/breastfeeding breaks and accommodations protections, effective August 5, 2020.
Date:

July 21, 2020

Type:

Editor's Choice

XpertHR's Sample Policies Are Now Gender-Neutral

More than 150 of XpertHR's sample policies and posters have been updated to use gender-neutral language in an effort to help users account for gender fluidity within the workforce when creating, distributing and maintaining legally compliant documentation for their organizations.
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Legal Timetable

New York Amends Human Rights Law Regulations on Gender Identity or Expression
Type:

Best Practice Manual

Transgender Employees and Applicants in the Workplace

Updated in relation to the Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ+ rights.
Type:

Employment Law Manual

EEO - Discrimination: Virginia

Updated to reflect amendments to the Virgina Human Rights Act regarding employer coverage, protected classes, prohibited actions and enforcement and remedies; and the wage disclosure law, all effective July 1, 2020.
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50-State Charts

Equal Pay and Wage Disclosure Laws by State

Updated to include Virginia law regarding wage disclosure, effective July 1, 2020.
Type:

Legal Timetable

Title VII Protects LGBTQ+ Employees
Date:

June 15, 2020

Type:

News

LGBT Workers Win Job Protections in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Employers that fire an individual merely for being gay or transgender violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Type:

Legal Timetable

Virginia Values Act Takes Effect

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HR Guidance on addressing sex discrimination in the workplace and ensuring equal opportunity for employees and applicants of both genders.

Gender Discrmination: Key Items

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