How the Biden Administration Plans to Add Public Input The Biden administration announced that it will consider the public’s input in its efforts to review all current school policies on sex and gender discrimination and violence.[1] The announcement is part of...
Morrison & Foerster LLPCouldn’t Defeat Former Employees’ Maternity Discrimination Suit with Motion for Summary Judgment
In April of 2018, finance attorneys Joshua Ashley Klayman and Sherry William filed a complaint against their former employer, Morrison & Foerster LLP (“MoFo”), on the basis of gender, maternity, and Title VII discrimination, wrongful termination, unfair...
Newly Proposed California Legislation Seeks to Protect Workers and Empower Them to Speak Out About Discrimination
The Proposed “Silence No More Act” On February 8th, 2021, California state Senator Connie Leyva introduced the “Silence No More Act” in an effort to protect employees who speak out about discrimination in the workplace even if they’ve signed nondisclosure agreements....
Supreme Court Rules Termination for Sexual Orientation or Gender Expression is Not Constitutional
This past summer, the Supreme Court advanced civil rights with their sweeping decision to deem workplace discrimination for LGBTQ workers unconstitutional. Many states already had their own laws on the books protecting workers from being discriminated against due to...
New Lawsuit Claims That Uber’s Star Rating System Is Discriminatory
In a novel lawsuit that caught the attention of the national media, an Asian American man from Hawaii has brought a discrimination lawsuit against Uber, the ride hailing company.¹ The lawsuit alleges that the five-star rating system, whereby passengers rate their...
New Law Creates Reporting Obligation for California Employers in Effort to Close Historical Gender and Race Wage Gap
Despite significant progress and changes in wage equality there still remains a persistent and identifiable wage gap. This wage gap occurs not only in gender but in race and ethnicity as well. On September 30th, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB-973 which...
