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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

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Seattle Becomes First City in Nation to Ban Caste Discrimination

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The Seattle City Council voted yesterday to pass a bill that adds “caste” to those classes of people protected from discrimination in various arenas, including employment, housing, and public accommodations. While a small...more

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New Laws for New York Employers in a New Year: What You Need to Know as 2023 Unfolds

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After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more

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Changes and Developments in California Employment Laws for 2022

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As 2021 quickly comes to a close, we look back at this year’s legislative session, which included several employment-related bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, including bills aimed at prohibiting quotas that interfere...more

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DOL Regulations Address Potentially Overlooked Employee Protections Against Discrimination and Retaliation Contained in the EPSLA...

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By now, most employers are hopefully aware of the new employee leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which became effective on April 1, 2020 and will last through December 31, 2020. More...more

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New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

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As of November 8, 2019, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s or a dependent’s “reproductive health decision making.” The New York State Legislature passed the bill in January 2019, and...more

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New York’s Latest Expansions to Human Rights Laws Shake Up Employment Landscape

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Council voted to expand the anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions of the Human Rights Law to freelancers and independent contractors. The bill is awaiting the Mayor’s signature. ...more

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Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) Takes Effect in New York

On February 24, 2019, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) became effective in the state of New York. GENDA bars discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of “gender identity or expression,”...more

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Federal Court Reinforces Limited Geographic Scope Of NYC’s Anti-Discrimination Laws

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A New York federal court recently reinforced the limited geographic scope of the New York City Human Rights Law, a city law which provides broader anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation protections to employees than the New...more

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Lessons From the EEOC's General Counsel's Retrospective: Top Ten Litigation Developments and the Effective Employer's Response

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On October 7, 2016, the General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), P. David Lopez, presented "The EEOC's Top Ten Litigation Developments" at an employment law symposium sponsored by Ward and...more

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BREAKING: DOL Publishes Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide Paid Sick Leave To Employees

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule implementing Executive Order 13706 (the “Final Rule”), which requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to provide paid sick leave to their...more

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New Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Regulation Sends California Employers Scrambling to Revise Policies and Practices by April...

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Just as we thought it was safe to put away our handbooks and policies until 2017, California lawmakers threw a last minute zinger at employers. Effective APRIL 1, 2016, a new regulation under California’s Fair...more

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Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Policies Save Employer from $3.5 Million Punitive Damages Award

On January 7, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued an opinion overturning a jury’s $3.5 million punitive damages award for retaliation claims brought under Title VII and Puerto Rico law,...more

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