Author: Mary Mae Miral

California Supreme Court Denies Review of DOB Redaction Case This week, the California Supreme Court rejected requests to review the decision in the case of All of Us or None vs. Hamrick. The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA),...

Appeals Court Rules Employee Is Not Entitled to Lost Wages When Racial Bias Wasn’t the Cause for Termination A California appeals court has found that an employee who suffered racial harassment was still fired for legitimate reasons and thus was...

Michigan Expunges First Time Drunk Driving Records Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed House Bill 4220, giving first-time drunk driving offenders the chance to have their convictions expunged. This legislation will also apply to people...

New Jersey Will Temporarily Waive Physical Examination Requirement for Employer Drug Testing Earlier this month, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission finally released their long-anticipated list of Personal Use Cannabis rules. The publishing...

Delayed Response to Sexual Harassment Claims Creates Employer Liability Court Rules The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that an employer’s delayed response to an employee’s claims of sexual harassment is not enough...

Iowa Supreme Court Provides Clarity on Employee’s Burden of Proof for Disability Discrimination The Iowa Supreme Court has provided some much-needed clarity on an employee’s responsibility in claims concerning disability discrimination...

Ninth Circuit Rules Employers Not Responsible for Time Employees Spend in Airport Security The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that private employers are not responsible for the time employees must pass through airport...

New York Rideshare Driver Alleges Background Check Reported They Were Dead A recently filed complaint in the Eastern District of New York has alleged that a major online background check company had violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by incorrectly...

Third Circuit Upholds Associational Discrimination Claims The U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that Title VII allows claims of retaliation even when the plaintiff is not the target of the original discrimination. This decision...