Published March 8th, 2018 - Alexa Kissinger
Yesterday in EEOC v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, the Sixth Circuit held that “Title VII protects transgender persons because of their transgender or transitioning status” as a form of sex discrimination. In comprehensive and unequivocal language, th... More »
Published February 26th, 2018 - Alexa Kissinger
Earlier today in Zarda v. Altitude Express Inc., the Second Circuit ruled en banc that discrimination based on sexual orientation violates Title VII. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann wrote for the majority and was joined, in part or completely, by nine other jud... More »
Published January 12th, 2018 - Alexa Kissinger
The Trump administration announced Thursday it would allow states to impose work requirements in Medicaid. According to The New York Times, this large policy shift toward a more conservative vision for Medicaid will provide waivers to states that wish to condi... More »
Published December 15th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
After loud resistance from Democrats, the FCC voted to repeal Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all internet traffic as equal. The New York Times reports the now-repealed Obama-era regulations regulated high-speed internet as if it were a ... More »
Published December 14th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
Today in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board overruled its 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries. Today’s decision means a return to the pre–Browning Ferris standard for joint-employer liability. Under this standard, two or more ent... More »
Published November 3rd, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
House Republicans unveiled their plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code. The $1.5 trillion plan contemplates a significant tax cut for corporations, which will receive around $1 trillion or two-thirds of the total net cuts. The long-awaited plan decreases the numb... More »
Published July 28th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
Earlier this week in a series of tweets, President Trump announced that transgender individuals would be barred from serving in the United States military “in any capacity.” Transgender members have been able to serve openly since President Obama lifted the tr... More »
Published June 2nd, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
British Airways’ cabin crew have announced they will hold a four-day strike later this month. This strike comes on the heels of an IT meltdown prompting the airline to strand 75,000 passengers at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick. The crew is striking over inferio... More »
Published April 26th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
This morning Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray along with 21 Democratic members of Congress came together to support a $15 minimum wage. The Raise the Wage Act would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, jumping to $9.20 an hour up... More »
Published February 23rd, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
Today, President Trump met with two dozen chief executives of major U.S. companies and reiterated campaign promises to bring millions of jobs back to the United States. USA Today reports that yesterday in advance of the meeting, Business Roundtable, a trade gr... More »
Published February 9th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on February 16. This is the fourth time the hearing has been scheduled after delays which, ac... More »
Published January 26th, 2017 - Alexa Kissinger
Yesterday, an UberEats courier in Tampa, Florida filed a class action lawsuit against Uber’s food delivery service, alleging the service erroneously classified its couriers as independent contractors. According to The Verge, the suit demands couriers be grante... More »