The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published its final Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The EEOC also issued supplemental documents with the guidance, including a Summary of...more
5/6/2024
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Training ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Workplace Violence
A Year in Review: Notable Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2022 -
The year-end provides an opportune time to review some of the notable developments in the world of labor and employment law from this past year –...more
1/4/2023
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Businesses likely recall the 2018 and 2019 updates to the New York Human Rights Law (“HRL”), the State’s primary workplace anti-harassment and anti-discrimination law. A trio of legislative bills signed into law yesterday ...more
On Monday, August 12, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on a major expansion of the state's workplace harassment and anti-discrimination law. Although the measures were passed by the State Legislature against...more
8/14/2019
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Human Rights Code ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
In the closing days of its session, the New York State Legislature has passed sweeping changes to New York’s employment discrimination and harassment law. Major amendments to the state’s Human Rights Law significantly lower...more
6/24/2019
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Amended Rules ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Burden of Proof ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Harassment ,
Human Rights Code ,
Policies and Procedures ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures
Earlier this year, we issued a legal alert informing employers of amendments to the New York State Labor Law, effective October 9, 2018, that will require employers to review and update their anti-sexual harassment policies,...more
8/24/2018
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Comment Period ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Public Comment ,
Required Forms ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
Early on Saturday, March 31, 2018, the New York State Legislature passed a budget bill that includes several changes and additions to workplace sexual harassment law. Governor Andrew Cuomo applauded the measure as the...more
4/11/2018
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Employees ,
NYDOL ,
NYHRL ,
Personal Liability ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Employees ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Budgets ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures