New York City’s new law requiring employers to engage in a “cooperative dialogue” with employees requesting reasonable accommodation and provide a written determination at the end of the cooperative dialogue process takes...more
10/16/2018
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Disability Discrimination ,
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Employment Discrimination ,
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NYCHRL ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
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Undue Hardship
The New York City Council voted last month to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to explicitly require that covered entities engage in “cooperative dialogue” with those persons who may be entitled to a...more
1/23/2018
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cooperative Dialogue ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights ,
Interactive Process ,
NYHRL ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws
Newly enacted amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) have expanded state anti-discrimination protections in the workplace, housing, and in public accommodations to include individuals who are...more
The New York City Council has passed a bill that would require employers to grant requests for temporary work schedule changes when needed for certain medical and family care purposes. If signed by the mayor, it would become...more
The EEOC has issued a new publication titled “Depression, PTSD & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights” aimed at informing applicants and employees with mental health conditions of their...more
On October 21, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a group of eight laws, called the Women’s Equality Agenda, which expand protections for women in the workplace in New York. The act will become effective on January 19, 2015....more