Tanya Warnke

May 6, 2024 | lexology.com | Nicolle L. Jacoby |J. Ian Downes |Jeffrey Rubin |Linda Dwoskin |Tanya Warnke |Julia Canzoneri

Key TakeawaysThrough two unanimous decisions, the Supreme Court has made it easier for employees to avoid arbitration due to their status as "transportation workers" and to challenge job transfers as discriminatory under Title VII. The EEOC has published a final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that expands the pregnancy-related medical conditions that employers must accommodate, including fertility treatments, lactation, and abortion.

Mar 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Nicolle L. Jacoby |J. Ian Downes |Anthony E. Kelly |Tanya Warnke |Matthew M. McDonagh |Andrew Stahl

As of today, March 12, 2024, a New York state statute, in certain circumstances, restricts employers “from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant disclose any . . . means for accessing a personal account through specified electronic communications devices.” The law, Assembly Bill A836 (“A836”), signed by Gov.