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Always consult attorney before terminating employee who filed whistleblower complaint

05/30/2018
Internally reporting illegal activity may amount to whistleblowing and may protect the worker from discharge, even if the employer has seemingly legitimate reasons for otherwise firing the worker. That’s one good reason to consult your attorney before terminating a worker who may be a whistleblower.

Prior salary can’t justify pay difference

05/30/2018
California employers beware: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a landmark Equal Pay Act decision that may require you to make immediate changes to how you set starting salaries.

New kid in town targeting employers: the ACLU

05/29/2018
The nonprofit, famed for fielding a skillful cadre of dogged litigators, has just entered the employment law fray by filing a class-action lawsuit against AT&T.

Arbitration agreements only work if signed in advance

05/24/2018
Don’t have an arbitration agreement in place? Don’t expect to implement one after an employee has filed a class-action lawsuit.

$8 million award prompts Chipotle to settle

05/24/2018
The verdict grabbed the attention of company executives: The Chipotle restaurant chain quickly tendered a settlement offer when a California jury awarded almost $8 million to a former manager.

What to say to pregnant co-workers

05/23/2018
Do you have a pregnant co-worker or employee? Here’s a list of things you should—and shouldn’t—say during those nine, often difficult months.

What to expect: EEOC push on pregnancy bias

05/22/2018
Two recent EEOC lawsuits illustrate that the agency is serious about enforcing the Pregnancy Discrimination Act as interpreted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Young v. UPS decision.

Big win for employers: Supreme Court rules arbitration agreements can prohibit class-action suits

05/21/2018
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the right of employers to require terms that include barring employees from filing class-action lawsuits.

Court: ‘Trump supporter’ isn’t a protected category

05/21/2018
After a New York City bar tossed out a patron last year for wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap, he sued claiming discrimination.

Unions win more elections during Trump administration

05/21/2018
Unions won 1,013 organizing elections in 2017, the first year of the Trump presidency. That’s up from 998 elections in 2016.