• posted: Feb. 28, 2023
• sexual harassment,  tipped workers,  Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act

A newly effective Washington, D.C. law requires that employers whose workers receive tips as part of their wages must carry on sexual harassment training for all these employees, as well Read More

• posted: Jan. 30, 2023
• hostile workplace,  sexual harassment,  workplace harassment

Washington, D.C.’s antidiscrimination law has been extended to thousands of people who work as independent contractors in the district. In addition, the law’s protections against hostile workplace harassment have been Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2022
• noncompete agreements,  amendment

After the local business community pushed back on the D.C. Council’s near-total ban on mandatory non-compete agreements, a revised and scaled-back version of the ban is now in effect. The Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2022
• return to office,  remote employment,  ADEA,  reasonable accommodation,  COVID-19

For more than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led businesses nationwide to make remote employment the norm. But with mask mandates and other restrictions being eased, many companies are Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2022
• age discrimination,  back pay,  reinstatement,  damages,  attorneys' fees

New Jersey Expands Protections Against Age Discrimination New Jersey has long protected employees from unequal employment practices based solely on age. Yet until recently, the law fell short of making that Read More

• posted: Sep. 27, 2022
• wage and hour law,  overtime pay,  exempt employees,  independent contractors

Federal and state wage and hour laws are in place to ensure that workers are paid a minimum wage for standard work hours and are given enhanced compensation for work Read More