California lawmakers recently finished their latest session and sent a crop of bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom, including multiple proposals curtailing employers' use of artificial intelligence and a bill explicitly prohibiting employers from discriminating against workers who experience menopause. Here's a look at six bills discrimination attorneys should have on their radar.
Private employers should make sure employees don’t feel coerced into volunteering, and nonprofit organizations should be prepared to pay employees if their volunteer services for the same organization align with their work duties, attorneys said in light of new U.S. Department of Labor guidance. Here, Law360 explores employer considerations for volunteer work.
A D.C. Circuit judge recently expressed frustration with what he called a "rising trend" in which courts discount evidence of workplace harassment when the conduct isn't directed at the employee who filed suit, spotlighting a legal drift attorneys agree is out of step with case law.