Overview
This annual publication provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. employment law, highlighting significant case law, legislative changes, government agency actions, and other developments of the prior year. Major topics include wage-and-hour laws and litigation; the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and related recent developments, compliance initiatives, case law, and settlements; discrimination based on gender and related characteristics, the Equal Pay Act, and sexual harassment; discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin; age discrimination, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and related litigation; equal employment opportunity (EEO) class actions; the Americans with Disabilities Act; employee privacy law and privacy rights litigation; protection of trade secrets; whistleblowing and other retaliation claims; employee blogging, social media use by employees and by employers, related laws and regulations, social media in investigations and litigation; family, medical, and military leave, recent developments under the FMLA and USERRA; and arbitration, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), employer-employee arbitration agreements, and disputes.