The New York City Council recently approved legislation that would require businesses with single occupant restrooms to remove “men” and “women” signs, making all single bathrooms in the city gender neutral. An overwhelming majority of council members approved the measure with a vote of 47-2. Mayor Bill de Blasio also...
Long-standing anti-wage theft laws, such as the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, protect employees whose employers fail to pay earned wages. Philadelphia has expanded protection for workers employed in the city with Philadelphia’s new Wage Theft Law which took effect on July 1....
The San Francisco LGBT Center recently launched a new media campaign hoping to encourage employers to hire transgender employees and inspire transgender people to pursue their career goals in the face of LGBTQ discrimination. The Trans at Work Visibility Campaign highlights transgender people excelling in industries like technology, law, and...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently finalized a proposal that would raise the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt workers. Currently, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees earning more than $23,660 annually are exempt from overtime protection. The DOL’s proposal would increase that threshold to $47,476 annually. Several senators...
The Boston Court of Appeals recently made an important statement about what constitutes sexual harassment when it reinstated a bank employee’s case that the U.S. District Court in Boston has earlier dismissed. In 2010 after transferring to a position under a Citizens Bank Vice President, a Rhode Island woman was...
A former student of Malvern Preparatory School has filed a lawsuit claiming the school was negligent for failing to prevent a swimming coach from sexually harassing him. According to the claim, the harassment continued for more than a year from March of 2014 to May of 2015. The plaintiff in...