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SB188 Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 10, 2020 | discrimination, dress codes, employer restrictions, limits on employers, personnel policies and procedures, protected classes

It’s a new year, and employers know what that means: a number of new laws affecting the workplace took effect on January 1. Law week we discussed AB51, which is under injunction pending resolution of a lawsuit. Law protects ‘natural hair’ This week...

Jones Day is Latest Law Firm Sued for Gender Bias

by Brenna Johnson | Jun 22, 2018 | discrimination, gender gap, gender wage gap, lawsuits

Former partner Wendy Moore sued law firm Jones Day this week for gender discrimination. Moore’s lawsuit alleges that she was fired for complaining about the law firm’s gender bias and for criticizing the company’s “black box” compensation system, which prevents...

New California Laws for 2018, Part 3

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 13, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws, personnel policies and procedures

Last in a series on the new California laws affecting employers. In this piece we’ll cover minimum wage increases, immigration enforcement and labor law enforcement. Minimum wage increases On January 1, the California state minimum wage went up to $11 per hour for...

New California Laws for 2018, Part 2

by Brenna Johnson | Jan 30, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws

This is the second of three parts describing new California laws governing employment. This blog will cover the ban on salary history, the New Parent Leave Act and an increase in state-provided benefits. Don’t ask about prior salary In a bid to close the gender pay...

Is Silicon Valley Mistreating Women in Tech?

by Brenna Johnson | Aug 7, 2017 | discrimination, discrimination and harassment, gender gap, women's rights

Silicon Valley has been taking a lot of heat in recent months for its treatment of women in technology. Gender discrimination is apparently so ingrained there that an Uber hiring manager had this to say to a prospective female employee whom the hiring manager – a...

Equal Pay Takes a Step Back in Trump White House

by Brenna Johnson | Jul 7, 2017 | discrimination, gender wage gap, wage and hour, women's rights

President Donald Trump is not exactly leading the charge for gender equality. An analysis by American Enterprise Institute’s Mark Perry reveals that the pay gap between male and female staffers in the White House – which had dropped to 11 percent during Obama’s last...
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  • Why Did CBS Take 6 Weeks to Oust Moonves?
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  • Jones Day is Latest Law Firm Sued for Gender Bias
  • Should You Insure Against Sexual Harassment Claims?
  • New California Laws for 2018, Part 3
  • Congress Takes Aim at Sexual Harassment on Capitol Hill

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