Insights

On June 18, 2009, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court made it significantly more difficult for plaintiffs to prevail in age discrimination suits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621...

The New York State Assembly recently passed a bill, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) (A. 5710/S. 2406) by a vote of 97-38.  The proposed law would amend the New York State Human Rights Law to add...

Effective January 3, 2009, the New York Labor Law has been amended by the addition of a new Section 203-d, which prohibits employers from doing the following unless otherwise required by law: publicly posting or displaying an...

On November 17, 2008, the United States Department of Labor (”DOL”) published new rules under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”).  The new rules implement amendments to the FMLA enacted earlier this...

As previously reported on this website, New York has enacted its own version of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining (“WARN”) Act, NY WARN §860-a(3), which is set to go into effect on February 1, 2009. (See New...

SIGNIFICANT IRC 409A DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the associated regulations and guidance issued by the Department of Treasury set forth stringent requirements that nonqualified...

A recent amendment to the California Labor Code, signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on September 30, 2008, and effective immediately, makes it easier for employers to ensure that persons employed in computer-related...

New York recently enacted legislation placing greater responsibilities on employers who request background checks on their employees or prospective employees.  The law amends Sections 380-c and 380-g of the New York General...

On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (the “ADAAA”), which will significantly broaden the scope of the Americans With Disabilities Act (the “ADA”). ...

In a case with important implications for employers responding to EEOC investigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the EEOC’s subpoena power may be exercised against an employer...