Seyfarth Synopsis: New York State released a revised model sexual harassment policy highlighting a lower legal threshold for conduct to constitute sexual harassment under the New York Human Rights Law and emphasizing through...more
Effective November 11, 2020, New York amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NY WARN Act”) by expanding the government entities that must receive notice of a NY WARN Act triggering event, such as a...more
11/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination...more
11/22/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Regulations ,
NYCHRL ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws