Retail Labor and Employment Law

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EEOC’s Recent Lawsuits Assert That Unlawful Sex Discrimination Under Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Laura C. Monaco

Laura C. Monaco

This week, the EEOC filed its first two federal lawsuits that frame allegations of sexual orientation-based harassment and discrimination as claims of unlawful “sex discrimination” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In EEOC v. Pallet Companies the EEOC alleges that an employee’s night-shift manager harassed her because of her sexual orientation by making repeated offensive comments (sometimes accompanied by sexually suggestive gestures), such as “I want to turn you back into a woman” and “I want you to like men again.”  According to the Complaint, the employee was discharged after she complained about … Continue Reading

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Webinar Review – Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program

By: Jeffrey M. Landes and Susan Gross Sholinsky

The presentation slides and the recording for the webinar – Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program – are now accessible for your viewing.  If you would like to review, please contact Kiirsten Lederer to obtain instructions. 

During this timely and important webinar, we discussed how to minimize both your organization’s liability and the risk of wage and hour lawsuits. Specifically, participants walked away with answers to the following questions:

  • What are the best practices for recruiting and hiring interns, and what critical language should you include (or avoid) in offer letters,
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Retail Executive Roundtable Summit: May 21

Our colleagues Michelle Capezza, Jeffrey M. Landes, and Susan Gross Sholinsky will host Epstein Becker Green’s retail roundtable summit from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on May 21. Join us for an open discussion among retail industry executives. The summit will be devoted to retail industry labor and employment issues that general counsel and human resources executives are facing.

Topics to include:

  • Legal, logistical, ethical, and other factors to consider when creating and implementing internship programs
  • Ramifications of newly-enacted state and local laws on handbook policies and general operating procedures
  • Legal considerations surrounding the creation and implementation of
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Affordable Care Act Implementation Regulations Webcast: What Retail Employers Need to Know Now!

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013

 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT/ 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PDT

To register, please click here.

Please join Epstein Becker Green’s Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits practitioners as they review the Affordable Care Act and its ongoing impact on retail employers and their group health plans and programs.

U.S. government agencies are moving quickly to implement the Affordable Care Act. Rules have been released over the past few months concerning participation in health benefit exchanges; the 90-day waiting period limitation; employer responsibility penalties; discrimination based on pre-existing conditions; and expanded employment-based wellness programs.… Continue Reading

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