On April 29, 2024 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its final guidance on harassment in the workplace.
As Proskauer previously covered, this final guidance follows proposed guidance,...more
5/7/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corrective Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Investigations ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
On January 12, 2023 the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an updated Proposed Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy which, among other things, addresses remote work, gender identity and bystander...more
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a noteworthy decision in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, P.A., No. 19-1380, 2021 WL 161978 (4th Cir. 2021), affirming a decision by the Eastern District of...more
On January 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). ...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on proposed rules to establish certain definitions and clarify the scope of protections against...more
8/14/2018
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice and Comment ,
NYCCHR ,
NYCHRL ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Transgender
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
In a three-member panel decision in Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., the Second Circuit revived a homosexual employee’s claims under Title VII on the theory of sex discrimination based on sex stereotyping, but stopped...more
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