Jenna Hayes
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A Second Circuit panel recently revived a former employee’s racial discrimination suit against New York City, reversing in part the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of her case. In Littlejohn v. City of New York, No.14-1395-cv (2d Cir. August 3, 2015), the panel made a number of important holdings, including on how courts should … Continue Reading
On August 25, 2014, Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn of the Southern District of New York issued an order compelling MasterCard to produce several documents that the company had previously identified as privileged. The plaintiff in the ongoing contract dispute, International Cards Company, Ltd., challenged MasterCard’s privilege log, which led Judge Netburn to instruct MasterCard to … Continue Reading
San Francisco recently became the ninth jurisdiction to enact a “ban the box” ordinance prohibiting private employers and city contractors and subcontractors from asking job applicants about their criminal histories until after the first interview. The new ordinance further restricts the types of criminal offenses about which employers and contractors may inquire or otherwise may … Continue Reading
In Sandifer et al. v. United States Steel Corp., a unanimous Supreme Court clarified the meaning of “changing clothes” found in Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or “Act”), holding that “changing clothes” includes putting on (donning) and taking off (doffing) protective gear. Section 203(o) of the FLSA allows employers and unions … Continue Reading
Second Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Title VII Claims
By Evandro Gigante, Jenna Hayes, Nigel F. Telman and Steven Hurd on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Judge Limits In-House Attorney Privilege in MasterCard Ruling
By Evandro Gigante, Jenna Hayes, Keisha-Ann Gray and Katharine Parker on Posted in Litigation and Arbitration
San Francisco “Bans the Box” for Private Employers and City Contractors
By Tony Oncidi, Daniel Saperstein, Enzo Der Boghossian, Jenna Hayes, Kenneth Sulzer, Kelly Anne Targett and Mark Theodore on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Supreme Court’s Sandifer Decision Is Not Just About Changing Clothes
By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Jenna Hayes, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on Posted in Workplace Policies and Procedures
