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USA - November 18 2011
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts passed and sent to Governor Deval Patrick, a bill--H.3810, which outlaws employment discrimination on the basis of “gender identity.”
USA - October 4 2011
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision interpreting the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002) as prohibiting the NLRB from awarding back pay to undocumented immigrants whose rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) were violated; even when their illegal status was known to the employer at the time of hiring.
USA - March 16 2011
In a recent decision, Staub v Proctor Hospital, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that under the “cat’s paw” theory, an employer can be held liable for discrimination if it takes an adverse action (i.e., termination) against an employee, when the final decision maker is influenced by a biased or discriminatory lower-level supervisor.
USA - January 5 2011
On December 22, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register.
USA - December 15 2010
On December 13, 2010, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Council (Councils) published an interim rule implementing the Department of Labor's (DOL) June 21, 2010, rule that requires covered contractors to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
