Question: There has been a lot of news coverage lately on restroom policies related to transgender employees. Can you provide some guidance on how to structure our restroom-use policies to be both lawful and respectful of all employees? More generally, can...
Question: Over the summer, we heard a lot about new guidance on pregnancy discrimination. What do we need to know to ensure we are complying with local, state, and federal laws on pregnancy discrimination?
Question: Have there been any recent changes in the rules governing federal contractors?
Question: I’ve heard a lot about the recent Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) decisions lately. Are there any practical implications on employers or employees of the DOMA cases?
Question: A long-time employee has informed us of his decision to undergo a sex change. We are concerned about the reactions of co-workers and aren’t clear if we should be doing anything in response. As an employer, are we required...
Walmart v. Dukes, No Glue in Aisle 23 The most sweeping putative employment-discrimination class action in history was not too big to fail. The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by three female employees of Wal-Mart to represent...
Question: Our company has a sexual harassment policy. The policy makes clear that an employee who feels as though he or she has been harassed should report the problematic conduct to our Director of Human Resources. The policy also provides...
Quirky Question # 149: A female employee of our company filed a Charge with the EEOC that she has been discriminated against because one of our executives is involved in a relationship with a subordinate female employee. Our employee argues...
Quirky Question #145 I know you’ve written about the issue of terminating family members in other Blog posts. And I know you recently discussed the nuances of terminating a family member in a closely held company. We have a more...
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act On May 21, 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, also referred to as GINA, was signed into law. GINA includes two titles providing individuals with federal protections against genetic discrimination...
Jack SullivanJack is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he focuses his practice on employment adv...
Nisha VermaNisha has delivered results for her clients with respect to all aspects of employment litigation, including com...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employ...
Hannah GreenHannah is an associate in the Costa Mesa offic...
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Ketul PatelKetul advises employers on the full spectru...