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The Employment Law Reporter - June 2022

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued an important decision in a case that presented the question of what a plaintiff asserting...more

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New York Passes Expansive Discrimination Laws Requiring Employers to Immediately Review their New-Hire Policies and...

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The patchwork of state employment laws just got a few more patches. On July 12th and August 12th (Senate Bill S6577), Governor Cuomo signed two employment-focused laws that added a number of updates to the New York State...more

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New York State Overhauls Harassment Laws Making it Easier to Bring Employers to Court

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Earlier this summer the New York State Senate and Assembly passed a bill aimed to amend the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) to combat harassment and provide...more

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NYS Eases Burden of Proof for Discriminatory Harassment

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On August 12, 2019, New York State (NYS) amended its Human Rights Law to make it easier to prove discriminatory harassment for members of all protected classes, including age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual...more

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New York Dramatically Changes Harassment/Discrimination Landscape for Employers

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law yesterday a bill which will dramatically alter the way discrimination and harassment claims are treated in New York....more

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Federal Court Rules that the FAA Preempts New York Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

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In response to the #MeToo movement, New York State has led the way in enacting legislation to expand employee rights to file and recover for sexual harassment claims.  ...more

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New York State Approves Broadly Expanded Protections for Employees and Applicants

New York State is on its way to enacting comprehensive reforms to broaden the scope of its discrimination and harassment laws, including one of the most robust anti-harassment bills in the #MeToo era, amendments to the...more

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New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law

In a recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, a unanimous panel reinstated claims asserted by three plaintiffs under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). The plaintiffs in Hernandez, et al. v....more

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