On January 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to address the “national origin” protected category under the anti-discrimination provisions of Puerto Rico Act No. 100 of June 30, 1959, as amended.
On January 7, 2025, the Authority for Working Conditions (“ACT”) officially began a new investigation action to verify and ensure legal compliance with the requirements to provide equal pay for men and women.
On January 9, 2025, the Biden administration’s Title IX Final Rule was struck down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, which declared the regulations unconstitutional for all schools nationwide.
In the absence of federal regulation, several states have either passed or are considering legislation aimed at mitigating the risk of an employer’s use of an AI system resulting in algorithmic discrimination.
A U.S. Army Reservist and professional chef filed a lawsuit against filmmaker Woody Allen, his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, and their house manager, alleging that he was fired due to his complaints of improper wages and for his military service obligations.
Reducing the wage gap continues to be one of the EU’s strategic objectives. To this end, on May 10, 2023, Directive 2023/970 was issued to reinforce the principle of equal pay between men and women who perform the same work or work of equal value.
Actor Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Wayfarer Studios, LLC, director and producer Justin Baldoni, and several others associated with the movie It Ends with Us has cast a spotlight on evolving employment law issues within the entertainment industry.
The EEOC has issued a new fact sheet, “Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” which provides “pointers” to employers that utilize wearable technologies in their workforce.
California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. This Insight includes highlights of some of the new laws affecting employers doing business in the Golden State.