In a great victory for employee rights, the Supreme Court today ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In this landmark decision, … Read more
Today, Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released final regulations that weaken Title IX protections for sexual violence survivors in schools. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex-based discrimination and retaliation in … Read more
Throughout the month of April, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed four important new laws to support employees in Virginia, including legislation to increase protections for whistleblowers and LGBTQ workers and against wage theft. Virginia … Read more
On March 28, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act). The Act allocates approximately $2 trillion dollars of relief aimed at combating the economic consequences … Read more
Discrimination against Asian Americans and other people of Asian descent has spiked in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Times recently published an article describing such incidents occurring with unprecedented frequency. These … Read more
As employee advocates, Correia & Puth is sensitive to the needs of our employees and our clients, and working to ensure that we are advancing everyone’s interests in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We … Read more
Last week, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, an economic stimulus package aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The law goes into effect on April 2, 2020 and will expire … Read more
On March 17, 2020, the District of Columbia Council passed the D.C. COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 to provide workplace protections to D.C. workers whose employment is affected, or could be affected, by … Read more
In December, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, Public Law No. 116-92, which was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019. Through the passage of the … Read more
