Employees in Oregon have greater protections against workplace harassment thanks to the recently-passed Workplace Protection Act (the “Act”), which would prohibit requiring nondisclosure agreements for employees or applicants...more
6/19/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illegal Contracts ,
New Rules ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed legislation which would prohibit most City employers from requiring job applicants to submit to drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the bill would amend the City’s Fair...more
4/15/2019
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Exemptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Marijuana ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
Medical Marijuana
Cincinnati, Ohio recently became the latest jurisdiction to pass a law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants for their salary history. Under the Prohibited Salary History Inquiry and Use Ordinance (the...more
The Suffolk County, NY Legislature has unanimously enacted a bill that will prohibit employers and their agents from inquiring about job applicants’ wage or salary history during the hiring process. The Restricting...more
New Hampshire has enacted a law to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodation. The law, which amends the state’s Law Against Discrimination, takes effect July 8, 2018....more
6/11/2018
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Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Job Ads ,
Public Accommodation ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
State Legislatures
On May 9, 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), which, as we previously reported, is a package of bills aimed at addressing and preventing sexual...more
5/14/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Training ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
NYHRL ,
Posting Requirements ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
On the heels of its recently issued fact sheets, the NYC Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has published a frequently asked questions page on the New York City salary history inquiry law, which goes into effect on...more
As the October 31, 2017 effective date for the New York City salary history inquiry law fast approaches, the NYC Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has issued two new fact sheets addressing applicants’ rights, and...more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed into law a bill that will make it unlawful for private employers to inquire into or rely upon job applicants’ wage history during the hiring process, with limited exception. The...more
The New York City Council has approved a bill that would make it unlawful for private employers to inquire into or rely upon job applicants’ wage history during the hiring process, with limited exception. The bill now goes...more
In an 8-3 en banc decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, the Seventh Circuit has held that discrimination based on sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII. In so holding, the...more
4/7/2017
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Civil Rights Act ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
The Third Circuit recently held in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, No. 15-3435, 2017 WL 83385 (3d Cir. Jan. 10, 2017), that workers in their 50s may be recognized as a “subgroup” of employees protected by the Age...more
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James has introduced legislation before the City Council that would amend the New York City Human Rights Law to make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to request job...more
8/22/2016
/ Background Checks ,
City Councils ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
On December 21, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights issued new enforcement guidelines regarding discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. While the City Council added transgender protections...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has just issued guidance in respect of the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act (the “SCDEA”), which goes into effect September 3, 2015 and modified the...more
9/4/2015
/ Background Checks ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Credit Checks ,
Credit Discrimination ,
Credit History ,
Employee Credit Checks ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
New Guidance ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYCHRL ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Remedies ,
Trade Secrets
On October 9, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a summary order, affirmed a district court’s admission of evidence at trial of a former employee’s misconduct, discovered after the employee’s...more