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Massachusetts to become 16th state to provide protections for transgendered individuals

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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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.”

NLRB decision: hell hath no fury like a board scorned

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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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

U.S. Supreme Court: employers liable for discriminatory motives of lower-level supervisors who influence final employment decisions

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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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

NLRB proposes rule requiring covered private sector employers to post employees’ rights under the NLRA

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 5 2011

On December 22, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register

New interim rule implements DOL final rule requiring covered federal contractors and subcontractors to post employees’ rights under the NLRA

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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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

DOJ issues final regulations on ADA accessible design requirements

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 6 2010

On the heels of the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently published final regulations in the Federal Register detailing new accessible design requirements for entities covered by the ADA (2010 Standards

New interim rule encourages federal contractors and subcontractors to prohibit texting while driving

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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September 30 2010

Effective September 29, 2010, an interim rule issued by the US Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council "encourages" covered federal contractors and subcontractors to develop and implement policies prohibiting employees from text messaging while driving in connection with federal government business

New interim rule requires covered federal contractors to report top five executive compensation and first-tier subcontractor awards for certain contracts

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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July 23 2010

An interim rule issued by the federal government on July 8, 2010, requires that effective immediately (subject to the rollout period discussed below), covered federal contractors must report executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards on contracts and orders expected to be valued at $25,000 or more

Effective June 21, 2010, federal contractors and subcontractors must post employee rights under the NLRA

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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June 18 2010

On May 20, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final rule 29 CFR Part 471 implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13496

Department of Defense implements interim rule prohibiting government contractors from enforcing provisions that require arbitration of Title VII and sexual assault claims

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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June 10 2010

On May 19, 2010, the Department of Defense (DOD) published an interim rule implementing Section 8116 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (Act), which restricts a defense contractor's use of mandatory arbitration for claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and sexual assault or harassment claims brought by its employees or independent contractors

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