Parental leave and the push to offer working parents more flexibility in the workplace is in the news a lot lately, yet less commonly do you hear news regarding workplace rights of an infertile employee. Infertility is a problem that impacts all areas of life – a person or couple suffering from infertility may struggle physically, emotionally, and financially in order to have a child. There is … [Read more...] about Piecing Together Infertility Rights In The Workplace
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Department of Education Releases New Guidance for Equal Access to Career and Technical Programs
On June 15, 2016, Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and Johan Uvin, Deputy Assistant Secretary charged with duties to supervise Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Adult Education, jointly published “new” guidelines for ensuring the equal access of students regardless of sex to the full panoply of CTE programs. The guidelines are not new in the sense of creating new … [Read more...] about Department of Education Releases New Guidance for Equal Access to Career and Technical Programs
“New” Agency Interpretations Expand Definition of Sex Discrimination To Include Gender Identity
With recent guidance issued from the Obama Administration, a lot of focus has been given to the rights of transgender students in the context of public schools. But public and private sector employers beware; the same rules may have also applied to you all along. Several agencies: the EEOC, OSHA, and the DOJ to name a few, have all taken the position that Title VII prohibits discrimination on the … [Read more...] about “New” Agency Interpretations Expand Definition of Sex Discrimination To Include Gender Identity
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule for New Salary Standard for Overtime Pay
For more than two years, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has been mulling over previously announced proposed changes to the federal regulation defining the amount of salary an employee must make in order for the employer to qualify for an exemption to the overtime pay rate mandated in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule was issued on May 18, 2016. While many people … [Read more...] about Department of Labor Issues Final Rule for New Salary Standard for Overtime Pay
This Just In: DOL’s Overtime Regulations Are Final and Set To Become Effective December 1, 2016
Just this morning, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that the proposed regulation, extending overtime to over 4 million workers, is being published in its final form. Following the proposed rule, which received over 270,000 comments from interested stakeholders, the final rule provides the following key provisions: “White collar” (executive, administrative, and professional) employees … [Read more...] about This Just In: DOL’s Overtime Regulations Are Final and Set To Become Effective December 1, 2016
President Provides Directive To Public Schools Regarding Discrimination of Transgender Students
On May 13, 2016, the Obama Administration, through the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice (the “Departments”), provided directives pursuant to Title IX to school districts across the nation to ensure that transgender students can attend school free from discrimination. The Departments issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” (“Letter”) and classified the Letter as “significant … [Read more...] about President Provides Directive To Public Schools Regarding Discrimination of Transgender Students
