EPLI News
White House Launching Executive Actions on Pay Equality for Women
President Barack Obama will launch two new executive actions this week aimed at increasing transparency about women's pay in a continuing effort to ensure women are paid equally to their male ...
Some Employers Find Excuses to Fire Pregnant Employees
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 makes it illegal for a woman to be fired just because she is pregnant. But that doesn't stop it from happening, according to new research by Reginald Byron, ...
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In on Wage-and-Hour Case over Paid Time for Donning & Doffing Gear
Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend "donning and doffing" such items ...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Employment practices liability in California is a growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the ...