State Workplace Law News
CA - California Workplace Law News
Class Certification for Meal Period Claims More Difficult After Brinker
A new court opinion issued after the decision in Brinker confirmed that class certification may be more difficult on meal and rest period claims. At the same time, it demonstrated how class actions remain possible on other claims.
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Other Recent State Law Developments
CT - Connecticut Workplace Law News
Conn. High Court OKs Damages for Sexual Orientation Harassment
Employers in Connecticut have a duty to protect employees from harassment based on sexual orientation that is just as compelling as their duty to prevent workplace harassment based on race, sex and other protected characteristics, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision.
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NJ - New Jersey Workplace Law News
Appeals Court Expands New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
A recent decision by New Jersey's appellate court substantially broadens the scope of the state's Law Against Discrimination to permit any employee who is subjected to any discriminatory comments, even if the comments do not relate to that individual's actual protected characteristics, to assert a hostile work environment claim.
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NY - New York Workplace Law News
New York High Court Refuses to Extend Employment-at-Will Exception
Reaffirming the continuing viability of New York State’s at-will employment doctrine, the New York Court of Appeals has rejected a wrongful discharge cause of action brought by a compliance officer who claimed to have been terminated for questioning the personal stock trades of the company’s president.
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SHRM Reports on State Legislation
For the most recent information on the status of an HR issue SHRM is monitoring in state legislatures, see the SHRM Government Public Policy Status Reports under the blue "Advocacy" tab, above right.