Gender Discrimination

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  EEO - Discrimination: Virginia

  Updated to reflect amendments addressing medical use of cannabis oil, military status discrimination, and disability discrimination protections, effective July 1, 2021.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

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

  Updated to reflect forthcoming revised lactation accommodation requirements in Connecticut.

• Date:

  June 7, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Nevada Enacts Tough Salary History Ban to Promote Pay Equity

  A new Nevada law will prohibit employers from seeking job applicants' pay history when making hiring decisions or determining the rate of pay to offer an applicant.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Colorado Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Expression

• Date:

  February 9, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Recent Pay Bias Settlements Highlight Risks of Noncompliance

  Recent pay and hiring discrimination allegations have resulted in high-dollar settlements for Google and a hospitality management company.

• Date:

  January 5, 2021

  Type:

  News

  President's Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order Blocked by Judge

  A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction to block key parts of President's Trump's executive order on combating race and sex stereotyping from being enforced.

• Date:

  September 29, 2020

  Type:

  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.

• Type:

  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:

  50-State Charts

  Equal Pay and Wage Disclosure Laws by State

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