Benefits Think A review of 4 key cases and new laws affecting employers
Covering the legality of cash payments, pregnancy discrimination, health questionnaires and arbitration agreements, legal experts break down recent decisions.
Covering the legality of cash payments, pregnancy discrimination, health questionnaires and arbitration agreements, legal experts break down recent decisions.
The cases include complaints of unjust treatment based on pregnancy, motherhood, fatherhood, caring for family members who are sick or disabled and caring for ill or aging parents.
Employers and advisers should review group health plans to make appropriate changes in the event they are subject to these new provisions, says attorney Mary Bauman.
The cases include complaints of unjust treatment based on pregnancy, motherhood, fatherhood, caring for family members who are sick or disabled and caring for ill or aging parents.
Employers and advisers should review group health plans to make appropriate changes in the event they are subject to these new provisions, says attorney Mary Bauman.
Exclusions or limitations for all healthcare services related to gender transition are specifically characterized as discrimination under the new HHS rules.
In the midst of all the media coverage surrounding transgender bathroom policies, the EEOC has put employers on notice of its position that denying an employee access to a restroom corresponding to the employee’s gender identity is sex discrimination.
New compensation equity legislation in the state shifts the onus onto employers to justify salary differentials based on specific factors.
Organizations should consider updating their nondiscrimination policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Many women want to work abroad during their career, new research finds, but many aren’t given the opportunity.