The Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance was enacted February 26, 2024, establishing county-specific non-discrimination requirements for employment, housing, education, health care and public accommodations.
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a long-anticipated update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace.
Over the last two years, starting even before the Supreme Court’s decision regarding affirmative action in June 2023, there has been a noticeable uptick in bills introduced in state legislatures restricting inclusion, equity, and diversity practices.
On April 17, 2024, the Oregon Court of Appeals recognized a government employee’s whistleblower claim under state law against a city that employed him under an intergovernmental agreement with another city.
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued its updated final regulations enforcing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which will govern sex discrimination complaints regarding conduct that occurs after August 1, 2024.
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that employees do not need to suffer “significant” harm to state a claim of discrimination under Title VII.
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month.
On March 7, 2024, Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published a Gender-Focused Protocol for Labor Inspections, designed as a tool for labor inspectors to assess employers’ compliance with the gender equality laws.
