Back to school season is here, but this year, teachers and other school staff are facing many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With no established plan in place for New York State, many schools are making decisions on a district-by-district basis, which has led many teachers and school staff...
On June 30, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Cisco Systems Inc. for discrimination on behalf of John Doe, an Indian engineer at Cisco’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Doe was born into the Dalit population in India, which is considered the lowest caste in the country’s hierarchical system....
As colleges and universities make decisions about returning to the classroom in the fall, professors with health concerns, or with family members with health concerns, still face uncertainty about who will get approved to teach remotely and who won’t. On June 22, The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article...
Jane Smith was a senior product developer at a global technology company. In early 2020, she was recruited by a rival tech company for a high-level management position at double the salary. Unfortunately, Jane’s first employer is headquartered in STATE, whose non-compete laws diminish her ability to advance elsewhere. Non-compete...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law regulating discrimination in employment. Accompanying the relief and celebration of LGBTQ advocates and allies was...
On Wednesday, June 10, key Senate Democrats promised to push forward the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act (P4), legislation that would guarantee another round of forgivable loans for the smallest small businesses through October 1. If enacted, P4 would have stricter eligibility requirements than was the case in the first round...
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic keeps mounting, and employers try to make decisions about how to keep their balance sheets—and those of their employees—in the black, pay cuts to all ranks are becoming standard protocol. Certain companies have chosen to introduce pay cuts for those at the...
RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump was quoted Law360's April 22 article entitled, “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic.” The article was published on Law360's website, and as the lead story in its Employment and Corporate newsletter, and covers the legal dangers and logistical challenges faced by employers as states begin to...
On April 17, Law360 published an article discussing the four major ways COVID-19 will change American workplaces for the long haul. The article addressed issues such as workplace requirements for personal protection equipment and the shift to teleworking as well as the other ways offices will adapt, such as office...
On April 13, Bloomberg Law published an article entitled, “Hazard Pay Plans Poised to Outlast Virus with Bipartisan Push,” discussing the new drive to provide hazard pay for workers deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, hazard pay is not required for any private workers, and it has become a...