At Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, workplace law is all we do – but we’re not your typical national law firm. Our clients tell us there is…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 24 May 2022
I still think an emoji would have helped. A couple of years ago, I posted about a decision from an administrative law judge who found that Ben…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 24 May 2022
In December 2021, the U.S. Department of State extended and expanded the authority of U.S. embassies and consulates to waive the requirement of an…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 23 May 2022
A federal court recently ruled that an employee working remotely from New Jersey cannot assert claims under New York State’s and New York City’s…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 18 May 2022
While still complying with the ADA. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued some helpful guidance on Friday related to employers' use of…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 16 May 2022
A pleasant surprise for employers. A California appeals court ruled last week that an employer did not waive its right to arbitration -- despite the…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | United Kingdom | 13 May 2022
Will this catch on in the States? A tribunal in the United Kingdom has reportedly ruled that insulting a man for being bald is sexual harassment…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 10 May 2022
As we wrote here and here, the New York City Council passed a salary disclosure law, Int. 134-A, at the beginning of this year in an effort to…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 6 May 2022
NOTE FROM ROBIN: In March, I began a series of very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. The first installment covered…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 6 May 2022
On Wednesday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a Temporary Final Rule to address the long delays in the approval of Employment…
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP | USA | 2 May 2022
In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement relaxed some of the I-9 compliance requirements…