Labor Days
Are “Cute” Employees A New Protected Class in New York?
New York employers now have a new class of employees to be wary of - the “cute”. A New York appellate court just issued a decision reviving a gender discrimination claim brought by a female plaintiff, who alleged that…
New EU Privacy Legislation Clashes with US Discovery Obligations: Forewarning for companies with employees on both sides of the Atlantic
The European Union is launching new privacy and data protection rules in May 2018. This new regulatory framework, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is known to have a substantial extra territorial…
Is Misogyny Protected Activity?
The blogs and networks have been buzzing over the past few days with news that a senior software engineer at Google – James Damore – had taken it upon himself to write and post on an internal Google mailing list a ten…
The 'Faltering Company' and 'Unforeseen Business Circumstances' Exceptions Under The WARN Act
Under the federal WARN Act, companies that maintain a facility with 100 or more full-time employees are required to provide no less than 60 days’ written notice to employees affected by a mass layoff or facility…
Banning Visible Political, Philosophical or Religious Signs in the European Workplace – Does Your Policy Need Updating?
The highest court of the European Union recently issued two judgments allowing employers to ban the visible wearing of political, philosophical or religious signs at the workplace (Judgment of the Court of Justice of…