Many of our regular Milwaukee employment law blog readers might well recall a post we published in September of last year about a woman who worked for Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a worldwide supplier of aftermarket auto parts. Among the firms listed in...
Month: March 2020
Update: New Paid Family and Medical Leave: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") (Pub. Law No.116-127), originally H.R. Bill 6201, containing, inter alia, the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act ("EFMLEA") and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act ("EPSLA"), which provide paid leave to...
EEOC: Disability discrimination now tops race discrimination
For the first time in U.S. history, race discrimination claims are no longer at the top of grievances filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Unfortunately, disability discrimination in the workplace moved to the top of the list of...
Study: half of women report nearly daily gender discrimination
According to a recent survey, 69 percent of American women feel more empowered than ever before. While that is certainly good news, the Onepoll survey of 1,000 women and 1,000 men also found that 63 percent of all respondents believe that gender discrimination is here...
Wisconsin considers new measure to address workplace discrimination
Last summer, Rep. LaKeshia Myers of Milwaukee introduced the CROWN Act in the Wisconsin legislature. The measure is designed to end racial discrimination in the workplace based on natural hairstyles and textures. Myers and other proponents argue that while Title VII...