News & Analysis as of

Human Rights Employee Rights

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New York Legislators Have Been Busy: Employers Beware

Over the closing months of 2023, New York lawmakers at both the state and local levels were busy passing new legislation impacting the workplace. As a result, New York employers should take some time to familiarize themselves...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York City Enacts Bill Requiring Notice and Posting of "Workers' Bill of Rights"

Employers will be required to provide their employees with a "Workers' Bill of Rights" by July 1, 2024. The New York City Council passed a bill on November 2, 2023, amending the New York City Administrative Code to mandate...more

ArentFox Schiff

District of Columbia Employers Take Notice: City’s Cannabis Employment Protections Amendments Act Takes Effect

ArentFox Schiff on

Signed into law on July 13, 2022, the District of Columbia Cannabis Employment Protections Act, provides major new workplace protections for marijuana users. Under the Act, which went into effect on July 1, covered...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

DarrowEverett LLP on

So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

Woods Rogers

New Federal Laws Strengthen Protections for Pregnant and Postpartum Workers

Woods Rogers on

In December 2022, Congress enacted two new federal laws that protect employees and applicants who are pregnant or postpartum: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing...more

Sands Anderson PC

Virginia Public Employers Grapple with Still-New Collective Bargaining Authority

Sands Anderson PC on

While various public employer entities at all levels of government in most of the United States have had some history and experience with public sector collective bargaining, Virginia public employers have only been empowered...more

Littler

Canada: British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner Provides Guidance to Employers on Vaccination Status Policies

Littler on

British Columbia’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) recently released A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic (Guidance), which offers general advice on how employers and...more

NAVEX

The Forgotten History of Labor Day – and What It Means for Compliance Professionals

NAVEX on

This Monday, most U.S. workers and their families will be celebrating Labor Day. Like many holidays it has been sanitized over time, observed primarily through sales, cookouts, and parades. Behind these quaint scenes,...more

White & Case LLP

ESG takes center stage amid economic crisis and social unrest

White & Case LLP on

Strong ESG credentials and long-term plans to improve their relationship with society and the environment are increasingly important to ensure companies’ access to capital. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters...more

Hogan Lovells

Major changes coming to Virginia employment laws on July 1, 2020; prepare now with this employer checklist

Hogan Lovells on

Virginia has substantially rewritten its employment laws to provide a number of new protections and rights to employees in the areas of employment discrimination, whistleblower protection, non-compete agreements, independent...more

Hogan Lovells

Alerta: Pandemia y Derechos Humanos en las Américas y su efecto en las empresas

Hogan Lovells on

On April 10th, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted the Resolution 1/2020 (http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/pdf/Resolucion-1-20-es.pdf) by which it issued several recommendations to the...more

FordHarrison

2019 Recap: New York Leads the Nation in Expanding Work Harassment Protections

FordHarrison on

New York has become the most progressive State in the nation when it comes to protecting workers against harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the job. In the last two years, New York has made it much easier for any...more

Vedder Price

New York State’s Updates on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Anti-Discrimination Laws

Vedder Price on

In recent months, the New York State legislature has enacted amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) and other laws aimed at expanding protections against discrimination and harassment. The laws emphasize...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

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

Fisher Phillips

New York Lawmakers Pass Game-Changing Reforms to State Discrimination Laws

Fisher Phillips on

Still grappling with the expansive sexual harassment reforms passed last year, New York businesses and employers will soon need to manage through yet another expansive suite of amendments that will continue the state’s...more

Holland & Knight LLP

La Cámara de Diputados de México aprueba la enmienda de la Ley Federal del Trabajo

Holland & Knight LLP on

• La Cámara de Diputados aprobó la reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo para regular las Enmiendas Constitucionales realizadas a los Artículos 103 y 123, vigentes desde el 24 de febrero de 2017. • El objetivo es...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mexico's House of Deputies Approves Amendment of Federal Labor Law

Holland & Knight LLP on

• Mexico's House of Deputies has approved the amendment of the Federal Labor Law to regulate the Constitutional Amendments made to Articles 103 and 123, in effect since Feb. 24, 2017. • The objective is to modernize the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

For New York City Employers, It's All About the Natural - New Laws on Breastfeeding and Natural Hair Styles Require Change for...

Holland & Knight LLP on

• New York City (NYC) employers must provide nursing mothers with a lactation room with accommodations, including an electrical outlet, nearby access to running water, a chair and a surface to place a breast pump. • All...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Puntos clave de la reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo en México

Holland & Knight LLP on

El proyecto de reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT) presentado en la Cámara de Diputados el pasado 22 de diciembre de 2018, tiene como objeto regular la Reforma Constitucional a los artículos 107 y 123 promulgada el 24...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Key Points of the Bill to Amend the Federal Labor Law in Mexico

Holland & Knight LLP on

The House of Representatives in Mexico on Dec. 22, 2018, received a project to amend the Federal Labor Law (FLL) to regulate the Constitutional Amendments made to articles 103 and 123, in effect since Feb. 24, 2017, to comply...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York City Commission On Human Rights Proposes New Rules Broadening The Definition Of Gender And Prohibited Discriminatory...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) is proposing to amend its rules to establish certain definitions and clarify the scope of protections with respect to gender under the New...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human...

Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - July 2017 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing a...more

BakerHostetler

Pregnancy Protections Under NYC Law – Not Limited to Just “Pregnancy”

BakerHostetler on

As most NYC employers have probably heard by now, in May of this year, New York City released guidance that defines violations of pregnancy protections under the NYC Human Rights Law, and provides clear(er) examples of when...more

Morgan Lewis

NYC Commission on Human Rights Releases Interpretive Enforcement Guide for the SCDEA

Morgan Lewis on

The Commission’s guide outlines narrow interpretation and recordkeeping requirements for employers seeking exemptions to the SCDEA, as well as guidance on enforcement and penalties for SCDEA violations....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Four Big Takeaways from Illinois' Proposed Pregnancy Accommodation Rules

Illinois employers, take note—in mid-July, the State's Department of Human Rights published its proposed rules implementing the State's new pregnancy discrimination law. As readers of this blog will know, the new law took...more

36 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide