NOTE FROM ROBIN: Because of tomorrow's holiday, this will be my “Friday” post.
Yesterday, we began our review of American employment law, in honor of our nation's semi- . . . sequin- . . . semiquin- . . . our 250th anniversary.
I knew that. I just wanted to see whether you did.
Before we go on, this cartoon should have been in yesterday's post, but I didn't find it until last night. From our bicentennial in 1976.
Here are the rest of our 76 employment law developments, from the 1990s through this very week:
1990: The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act takes effect. The law requires that separation agreements provide certain information to anyone 40 or older who is part of a “group termination” for a valid waiver of federal age discrimination claims.
1990: The Americans with Disabilities Act is enacted.
1991: Congress amends 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 to expand the damages recoverable under Title VII and the ADA to include compensatory and punitive damages of up to $300,000 (based on the size of the employer) in addition to the lost wages and attorneys’ fees that were previously recoverable.
1992: ADA takes effect for employers of 15 or more employees.
1993: The Family and Medical Leave Act is enacted.
1995: First FMLA regulations take effect. (NOTE: These are not current!)
1998: The Supreme Court issues its decision in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, saying that Title VII prohibits any harassment based on sex, including same-sex harassment. (In this...
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