Many employers offer paid parental leave policies to employees, affording new parents paid time off to care for a new child. Though some employers offer paid parental leave to both new mothers and fathers of equal length,...more
6/4/2019
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About 1.4 million Americans recognize themselves – surgically or otherwise – as a gender other than the one they were born into....more
1/8/2019
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Earlier this week, the New York Governor’s office finalized materials for New York State employers to implement sexual harassment policies and training. While draft guidance was circulated to the public in August 2018, the...more
10/5/2018
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The State of New York recently issued draft guidance for employers regarding the anti-sexual harassment legislation passed earlier this year....more
8/27/2018
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