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“I Love My Hair” – But Does Corporate America?

By Sara Kim on October 31, 2019
Posted in Employment Litigation, Employment Policies

The subject of many songs, skits, and social movements, hair discrimination has become a burning issue across the country. From Sesame Street to India Arie, there have been calls to eradicate the social stigma surrounding…
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When Fantasy Football Impacts the Reality of the Workplace

By Ben Gipson on October 10, 2019
Posted in Employment Policies

When Fantasy Football Impacts the Reality of the Workplace

Many players are deep into fantasy football season, so the question is – are you having fun yet?  Obviously not if you relied upon Antonio Brown…
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No Harm, No Foul? Not So, Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Law

By Karun Ahuja on June 24, 2019
Posted in Employment Litigation, Employment Policies

Dozens of employment class actions have been filed against employers with operations in Illinois for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).  Those suits relate primarily to the failure to provide required…
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ABC… Easy as 1,2,3

By Emily Johnson on March 27, 2019
Posted in Employment Litigation, Wage-and-Hour

            The title may be what every little kid learns (and an underappreciated classic by the Jackson 5), but per usual California is different.  Many California workers may find their employment status shift as a result…
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#MeToo and Its Impact on Global Investigations

By Georgia Jolink & Jose Irias on December 11, 2018
Posted in Employment Litigation, International Employment Law

Introduction

             The #MeToo movement is a worldwide phenomenon.  Since October 2017, the hashtag has trended in at least 85 countries, and in dozens of languages—for example, #YoTambien in Spanish, #MoiAussi or #BalanceTonPorc in French, #QuellaVoltaChe…
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OUT OF SIGHT, BUT NOT OUT OF MIND

By Amanda G. Rooney on October 5, 2018
Posted in Employment Litigation, Employment Policies, Wage-and-Hour

Wage and Hour Issues Involving Remote Employees

A 2017 Gallup survey found that nearly half of U.S. employees (43%) spend at least a portion of their working time away from their employer’s offices.  This represents…
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Does Unlimited PTO Lead to Limitless Headaches?

By Amanda G. Rooney on July 13, 2018
Posted in Employment Policies

In recent years, a number of highly visible companies in jurisdictions that prohibit “use or lose” vacation policies have adopted unlimited paid time off (“PTO”) programs, garnering ample media buzz.  Under such policies, employees can…
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West-Side! Washington Continues to Follow (And Pass) California On Allowing for Wage and Hour Class Action Litigation

By Ben Gipson & Jeff DeGroot on June 13, 2018
Posted in Employment Litigation, Employment Policies

For years, Washington’s employment laws were to California’s like Macklemore was to Dr. Dre – yes, they had a west coast flavor, but they weren’t as scary as California[1].  Washington laws provided for…
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Solving The Gender Pay Gap Is Neither Simple Nor Quick

By Arielle Eisenberg on April 18, 2018
Posted in Employment Litigation

Pay equity is popular. Shareholder resolutions, often promoted by socially conscious investors, have challenged businesses to report their pay gap publicly.   Plus, 69% of Fortune 1000 companies have voluntarily launched pay equity studies in the…
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Shakespeare Sheds Light on Liability for Abetting Discrimination

By DLA Piper on August 29, 2017
Posted in Employment Litigation, Employment Policies

Over 500 years after his death, Shakespeare’s works continue to be a touchstone for legal analysis and critique. A fool’s errand it would be to attempt to catalog the legal issues in each of his…
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