Kate Gold
Kate Gold is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department in the Los Angeles office.
Kate has over 25 years of experience representing clients in a range of industries, across all areas of employment law. An experienced litigator, she has represented clients in all types of employment-related suits, including class and collective actions, discrimination, retaliation and harassment, non-compete and wage/hour matters. In addition to litigating, she conducts high-level workplace investigations and routinely counsels clients on matters involving the full range of state and federal employment issues.
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In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Tony Oncidi and Kate Gold discuss California’s most recent legislative response to the #MeToo movement. These developments include new restrictions on confidentiality and arbitration as well as the extension of the statute of limitations applicable to harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims. So be sure to tune in as Tony and Kate … Continue Reading
Employers have been furiously working to prepare their EEO-1 Component 2 submissions by the September 30 deadline. Some employers who underestimated the task have asked us whether the EEOC’s submission portal will remain open after September 30 in case they are unable to complete their submissions in time. Until now, our response has been “maybe.” … Continue Reading
Last week, the California Supreme Court held that private litigants may not recover unpaid wages under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). See ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson) (Cal. S. Ct. Sept. 12, 2019). In a rearguard effort to fight employment arbitration agreements, which usually include class action waivers, plaintiffs’ lawyers have been routinely filing … Continue Reading
The EEOC announced today, September 12, 2019, that it “is not seeking to renew Component 2 of the EEO-1” in a notice published on the Federal Register. As we have previously reported, Component 2 of the EEO-1 report requires employers with over 100 employees to report its employees’ compensation and hours worked (sorted by pay … Continue Reading
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released additional guidance regarding the new EEO-1 Component 2 data reporting requirements for employers who were involved in mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs in 2017 and 2018. As we previously reported, employers must report their Component 2 pay and hours worked data for calendar years 2017 and 2018 by … Continue Reading
In an effort to assist employers, the EEOC has posted guidance and sample forms for the new EEO-1 Component 2 Compensation Data reporting requirements on its website. The new materials provide useful information for employers to comply with the new reporting requirement. As we have previously reported, employers must now report employee pay data and … Continue Reading
Employers would be forgiven for feeling figurative whiplash from all of the developments surrounding the EEO-1 in recent weeks. After understanding they would not have to submit pay data with their EEO-1 submissions (referred to as “Component 2 data”), in a series of rulings. Judge Tanya Chutkan reinstated the obligation. Since then, employers have been reading … Continue Reading
On April 29, 2019, the EEOC issued the following statement regarding the recent EEO-1 developments: Notice of Immediate Reinstatement of Revised EEO-1: Pay Data Collection EEO-1 filers should begin preparing to submit Component 2 data for calendar year 2018 by September 30, 2019, in light of the court’s recent decision in National Women’s Law Center, et … Continue Reading
Introduction: On April 25, 2019, Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to collect detailed data on employee compensation and hours worked from covered employers sorted by job category, pay band, race, ethnicity, and gender (“Component 2” of the EEO-1 form) by September 30, 2019. The reporting requirement applies to all … Continue Reading
[Podcast]: California’s Legislative Response to the #MeToo Movement
EEO-1 Component 2 Reports Are Still Due September 30, But….
By Guy Brenner and Kate Gold on Posted in Uncategorized
California Supreme Court Hands Employers A Rare Victory, Trims Bloated PAGA Claims
By Tony Oncidi, Andrew Sherwood, Kate Gold and Philippe A. Lebel on Posted in Class/Collective Action
EEOC Will Not Seek to Renew Component 2 (Pay and Hours Data) Requirements for Future EEO-1 Reports
By Guy Brenner, Kate Gold and Mark A. Linscott on Posted in Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
New Guidance on EEO-1 Component 2 Data Submissions For Companies Involved in Corporate Transactions
By Guy Brenner, Jordan Simon and Kate Gold on Posted in Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
EEOC Posts Forms and Guidance for New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements
By Guy Brenner, Jordan Simon and Kate Gold on Posted in Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
The EEO-1 Saga Continues — An Appeal, Additional Requirements, and More…
By Guy Brenner and Kate Gold on Posted in Workplace Policies and Procedures
EEOC Issues Statement Regarding EEO-1
By Guy Brenner and Kate Gold on Posted in Uncategorized
Judge Orders Employers to Submit Pay Data on Revised EEO-1 Form by September 30, 2019
By Guy Brenner, Jordan Simon and Kate Gold on Posted in Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
