Gender discrimination

From the push for repeal and replace at the beginning of 2017 to tax reform coming in at the tail end, laws and legislation for brokers has been a roller coaster over the past 12 months

One of the world’s largest cosmetics firms parental leave policy allows new fathers to take two weeks of paid leave for “child bonding,” while new moms get six weeks, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the EEOC.

A recent investigation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs should have companies evaluating current hiring practices with regard to compensation.

Agency commissioner outlines strategic enforcement plans, which include prioritizing cases in emerging areas of law like protection for LGBT individuals against sex-based discrimination.

Agency commissioner outlines strategic enforcement plans, which include prioritizing cases in emerging areas of law like protection for LGBT individuals against sex-based discrimination.

Even within one state, benefit compliance can be tricky for both large and small companies as policies come out from the federal level all the way down to city municipalities.

Changes may be imminent for the Affordable Care Act but provisions continue to emerge amid the debate for a new plan, say attorneys Jean Hemphill and Edward Leeds.

Men and women approach retirement planning in opposite ways, and benefit managers need to change the way they advise female staffers.

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.