Employers take note: Following a recent decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, it has now been established that a single racial slur can be sufficient to support a lawsuit for harassment. In Castleberry v. STI Group, the Third Circuit, which maintains jurisdiction over the District […]
New Jersey employers may soon be facing restrictions on inquiries regarding previous salary history for job applicants, similar to those recently passed in New York City. On June 1, 2017, New Jersey moved one step closer to enacting legislation, when the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee recommended by a 4-1 […]
Employers with operations in New York City should take note: The Big Apple has joined a growing list of jurisdictions in which employers are prohibited from inquiring about a prospective employee’s salary history. On May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill that […]
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Working Families Flexibility Act, a bill that seeks to allow employees to choose paid time off instead of paid overtime. The legislation would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow employees and employers to agree to compensatory time off in […]
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