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Fool’s Gold: Second Circuit Vacates Order Affirming Arbitrator’s...
On July 24, 2017, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a federal district court’s approval for a class of roughly 69,000 women claiming that Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (“Sterling”) discriminated...
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California Takes One Step Closer to Imposing Reporting Requirements and...
When we last checked in on AB 1209, the Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act, the proposed legislation was making its way through the California Senate. After making a few key amendments, the Senate passed...
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New California Law Fills in the Blanks of Salary History Ban
Last week, California enacted new legislation updating the prohibition on employers inquiring into the salary history of their applicants and the requirement that employers respond to applicants’...
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Say It Again: No Common Question Binds a Class Subject to Thousands of...
Echoing an increasingly familiar refrain, another district court has declined to certify a class of women bringing pay equity claims on the basis that they did not present a common question capable of...
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Closing the Gender Pay Gap in France: Get Ready
Equality between men and women has been declared in France a “great national cause” of Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency in the wake of the #MeToo movement. In March 2018, the French government unveiled an...
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Teachable Moment on Equal Pay Act and Title VII as Fourth Circuit Rejects...
The Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision discussing whether a university professor established pay-related claims under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII. This case has important implications for...
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Can’t We Just Agree?: California Codifies It’s Hostility Towards Arbitration...
On October 10, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) prohibiting mandatory workplace arbitration agreements. AB 51 adds Section 12953 to the Government Code...
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Can You Hear The Whistle Blowing?: CFTC Releases 2019 Annual Report
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) administer whistleblower claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. While the SEC has jurisdiction to...
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EEOC Lawsuit Reminds Employers To Exercise Caution In Planning And Executing...
As the holiday season approaches, it is a good time for employers to review their policies and take preventative measures to ensure festivities do not get out of hand at office holiday parties. The...
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Ninth Circuit Issues A Second En Banc Decision Regarding Prior Salary...
In yet another development in the closely watched case of Rizo v. Yovino, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that employers may not defeat a plaintiff’s prima facie case under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by...
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