Jocelyn M. Hoffman

May 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jocelyn M. Hoffman |Krystal Campos

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final form Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (Guidance). It is the EEOC's first update on its harassment guidance since 1999. The Guidance reflects the changes in the law, the findings and recommendation of the EEOC's bipartisan Select Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace, and emerging issues such as online harassment.

May 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Jocelyn M. Hoffman |Krystal Campos

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final form Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (Guidance). It is the EEOC’s first update on its harassment guidance since 1999. The Guidance reflects the changes in the law, the findings and recommendation of the EEOC’s bipartisan Select Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace, and emerging issues such as online harassment.

Nov 8, 2023 | lexology.com | Adam J. Rocco |Jocelyn M. Hoffman

On October 11, 2023, California enacted Senate Bill (SB) 848 which makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant requests for reproductive loss leave. Beginning January 1, 2024, employers will be required to grant a broadly defined group of eligible employees up to five days of reproductive loss leave, potentially without documentation verifying an employee’s eligibility for leave. What Employers Are Covered?