Discrimination

New and Updated

• Date:

  November 8, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Landmark LGBT Supreme Court Win Leads to $825,000 Settlement

  The fired Georgia employee who won a groundbreaking Supreme Court victory in 2020 for gay rights in the workplace has settled his discrimination case.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Miami Beach, Florida, Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Louisiana employers should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: District of Columbia

  Updated to reflect law extending anti-discrimination protections to independent contractors and prohibiting discrimination based on homeless status, effective October 1, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Bans Discrimination Against Independent Contractors and Homeless Persons

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Prohibits Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decisions

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Massachusetts

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect law prohibiting hairstyle discrimination, effective October 24, 2022.

• Date:

  October 11, 2022

  Type:

  News

  California Protects Reproductive Health Decisions, Expands Contraception Coverage Requirements

  A new California law will outlaw discrimination based on a person's reproductive health decisions and expand requirements for contraceptive and family planning coverage for group health plans.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  USERRA: Federal

  Updated to reflect extension of USERRA protections to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reservists when deployed to disasters and emergencies, effective September 29, 2022.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Retaliation: Connecticut

  Updated to reflect change to employer coverage threshold under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act and protections for victims of domestic violence, effective October 1, 2022.