On February 21, 2023, the City of Seattle, Washington became the first U.S. city – or any U.S. jurisdiction for that matter – to add caste to its list of categories protected against discrimination.
On February 16, 2023, the German Federal Labor Court issued another important decision on equal pay, stating, among other things, whether and how unequal pay can be justified by way of exception.
The Illinois Department of Labor recently published final regulations governing the new requirements for employers to comply with the Illinois Equal Pay Act Amendments signed into law by Governor Pritzker on March 23 and June 25, 2021.
DHS has announced a centralized process whereby undocumented workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, violations of labor rights can access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process.
New York State’s Adult Survivors Act amends the state’s statute of limitations for civil claims alleging certain sexual offenses—which may include any unwanted sexual contact in the workplace—committed against individuals age 18 or older.
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month.
Is your subsidiary in Brazil required to have an Internal Committee for the Prevention of Accidents? If so, you have until March 20, 2023, to update your program to include sexual harassment prevention measures.
As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted IRC §6050X, which requires government agencies (and certain nongovernmental regulatory agencies) to issue information returns to payors of fines and penalties to the government.
In the past few years, the global trend towards prioritizing inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) has inspired and challenged employers in every industry.
