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This spring the D.C. Council passed the Transportation Benefits Equity Amendment Act of 2020 in an effort to encourage employees driving in to D.C. for work to consider more environmentally friendly alternatives. “Parking cash-out” laws such as this typically target employers who give employees free or subsidized parking benefits and require that they offer cash… More

Last month, in accordance with its zero tolerance policy, DC radio station 106.7 The Fan announced the termination of sports radio host Chad Dukes owing to “racist and other inappropriate comments” made by Dukes on his personal podcast. In a public statement regarding the firing, parent company Entercom emphasized that, “[o]ur air talent are ambassadors… More

Princeton University has agreed to pay over $1 million in back pay and future wages to a group of female employees, following findings by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), that between 2012 and 2014, female employees in full professor positions were paid less than their male counterparts…. More

Join Employment Law attorney, Merry Campbell for this informative, free webinar where she will discuss: COVID & FFCRA Unemployment Workers Compensation State Laws Handbooks FLSA Updates MD Ban the Box Law & Montgomery County Minimum Wage Increase DC Minimum Wage Increase & Paid Family Leave Law Virginia Wage Payment Act, Values Act Bans of Non-Competes… More

The President’s Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “Executive Order”) has caused serious concern and confusion among federal contractors. The government’s latest guidance gives us more information, but many unanswered questions remain. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently published FAQs addressing the controversial Executive Order, and issued a Request… More