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- June 28, 2018
INSIGHT Into Diversity
Michelle Phillips and John Cigno Author "Promoting Diversity, Practicing Inclusion, and Driving Positive Change in the Legal Industry"
June 28, 2018Michelle Phillips and John Cigno author "Promoting Diversity, Practicing Inclusion, and Driving Positive Change in the Legal Industry," published by INSIGHT Into Diversity . Read More
- June 28, 2018
Law 360
Michelle Phillips and Collin O’Connor Udell Discuss Implications of Title VII Cases at Supreme Court with Kennedy Retirement
June 28, 2018Michelle Phillips and Collin O’Connor Udell discuss implications of Justice Kennedy’s absence and its impact on Title VII cases involving sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in "Post-Kennedy Court Likely To Take Narrow View Of Title VII," published by Law360. Subscription may be required to view... Read More
- May 24, 2018
Bloomberg BNA
Michelle Phillips Comments on the US Supreme Court's Arbitration Ruling and Its Impact on the #MeToo and #TimesUp Movements
May 24, 2018Michelle Phillips comments on implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis stating employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead of class-action lawsuits to press legal claims in "Time Isn’t Up on #TimesUp After Supreme Court Class Action Ruling," published by Bloomberg BNA.... Read More
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- June 28, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Roundup – 2017-2018
June 28, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended June 2018 included decisions on many topics important to workplace law, including class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements, public-sector “agency shop” arrangements, and the Fair Labor Standard Act’s “automobile dealer” overtime exemption. The Court also examined who is a “... Read More
- June 13, 2018
New Hampshire Prohibits Gender Identity Discrimination
June 13, 2018New Hampshire became the 20th state in the country to prohibit discrimination of all forms based upon gender identity when Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1319 into law on June 8, 2018. The law goes into effect on July 8, 2018. House Bill 1319 adds “gender identity” to the list of protected classes under the New Hampshire Law... Read More
- June 4, 2018
Supreme Court: Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission Anti-Religious Bias Violated Cake Baker’s Rights
June 4, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a narrow ruling in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111 (June 4, 2018). The Court’s 7-2 decision resolves the specific conflict between the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Jack Phillips, and... Read More
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California Adds ‘Transgender,’ ‘Gender Nonconforming Individuals’ to Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors
October 30, 2017 Employers subject to California’s mandatory sexual harassment training requirement for supervisors will need to ensure their programs include prevention of harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation following an amendment (SB 396) to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Read More
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Transgender Locker Room Policy Eludes School District Facing Government Sanctions Under Title IX
November 22, 2015 An Illinois school district has violated anti-discrimination laws by not allowing a transgender student who identifies as female and is on her high school’s girls’ sports team to change and shower in the girls’ locker room, the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) has held. Read More
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Defeating Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination on the Field
May 10, 2013 While Jason Collins, the first male professional athlete currently playing on a U.S. Read More