In this episode, employment law attorney Steve Greene and ABA senior counsel Jonathan Thessin discuss operational and compliance considerations that banks may want to consider before offering or expanding telework options.

On August 25, the Labor Department, the Defense Department, the General Services Administration, and NASA jointly published proposed requirements and related guidance implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order 13673.

On Jan. 29, 2016, in conjunction with the seventh anniversary of passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced proposed revisions to the EEO-1 report.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a potentially groundbreaking decision, Complainant v. Foxx, finding that discrimination based on "sexual orientation" can be brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

On May 28, the Labor Department, the Defense Department, the General Services Administration, and NASA jointly published proposed requirements and related guidance implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order 13673.

Top tips: Provide clear and conspicious disclosures, conduct thorough documentation and "ban the box."

On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. to address whether, and to what extent, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires reasonable accommodations of pregnancy-related health issues and restrictions.