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Lawyers Weekly interviewed Philip Gordon for an article concerning the Attorney General’s new Pay Equity Guidance. (View Article) Gordon Interviewed About Pay Equity Law: Key Insights on Massachusetts’ Equal Pay Act In a recent interview, Gordon of Gordon Law Group shared valuable insights about the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act and its growing importance in the…

Every single attorney general just signed a letter to congress demanding the end of mandatory arbitration agreements. See letter to Congress. While the letter is limited to sexual harassment claims, this is a stunning development and signals a strong shift. As the Attorneys General noted: “While there may be benefits to arbitration provisions in other…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is supporting legislation that would eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment agreements. (View Press Release) This bill is in its infancy, and currently bans only arbitration of sexual harassment. We have no doubt that much more work will be done on this, and we are working with legislators on the…

No surprise many workplace experts continue questioning the corporate sexual harassment training effectiveness used across modern corporations. While companies invest millions in compliance training, research indicates that traditional approaches often fail to change employee behavior or reduce misconduct. A widely referenced study from the University of Oregon revealed that without a morally compelling legal foundation,…

Philip Gordon was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding Dell’s $110,000 discrimination settlement involving claims filed by a transgender intern. The legal case involved allegations of a hostile work environment, blocked career advancement, and retaliation after complaints were raised. This discussion on Dell discrimination settlement Bloomberg Law quote emphasizes a major issue: although many organizations implement…

Gretchen Carlson: How Arbitration Clauses Allow Sexual Harassment to Continue Workplace arbitration clauses have become one of the most debated areas in modern employment law. Media figure and workplace rights advocate Gretchen Carlson recently shared a firsthand account about arbitration clauses and sexual harassment, offering rare visibility into how these agreements can affect reporting options,…

EEOC Charges Climbing The government agency U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual enforcement data covering fiscal year 2016. The report confirms that workplace discrimination filings increased across every protected class, demonstrating a nationwide shift toward higher reporting rates, stronger enforcement scrutiny, broader retaliation awareness, expanded disability rights interpretation, increased record preservation before…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is taking a stance to protect transgender workers from employment discrimination.  Though there is currently no federal statute expressly prohibiting this type of discrimination, the EEOC has chosen to pursue these matters under the sex discrimination clause of Title VII. One recently decided case involved a transgender employee working for a…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently handed New York’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) a huge blow, when it issued a determination against the agency totaling more than $246 million. Details of the Case On behalf of a group of African American and Hispanic Administrative Managers, the Communications Workers of America filed a charge…

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is preparing new guidance on pregnancy discrimination. Lawsuits around workplace bias against pregnant workers have risen fast. The agency now aims to clarify employer duties under major labor laws. This pregnancy discrimination guideline update will address gaps in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The…