Unemployment Discrimination

New York City Bans Discrimination Based Upon Employment Status

by Mark Goldstein, Cindy Minniti | Reed Smith on 4/18/2013

On March 13, 2013, the New York City Council expanded the scope of the New York City Human Rights Law’s already-broad anti-discrimination provisions to prohibit discrimination based upon a prospective employee’s employment...more

Recently Enacted New York City Law Bars Discrimination Against the Unemployed

by Mark Goldberg | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/17/2013

The New York City Council recently enacted a law, over Mayor Bloomberg's veto, that prohibits discrimination against the unemployed in New York City. Other jurisdictions - such as the District of Columbia, New Jersey and...more

New York City Prohibits Discrimination Against Unemployed

by Morgan Lewis on 4/16/2013

The "unemployed" are now a protected class in New York City, with the rights and protections associated with that classification. ...more

New York City Passes Bill Treating the Unemployed as a Protected Class

by Lisa Lupion, Joshua Vaughn, Michael Weil | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 4/11/2013

New York City has amended its Administrative Code to create a new protected class of workers. Beginning in June 2013, the New York City Administrative Code will prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s unemployment...more

New York City’s New Far-Reaching "Unemployment" Discrimination Law

by Edward Frischling, Michael Starr | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/11/2013

On June 11, 2013, New York City will join New Jersey, Oregon and Washington D.C. as one of the few jurisdictions with legislation prohibiting discrimination against unemployed job applicants. Passed by the New York City...more

Take 5 Newsletter: EEOC Update; Intern Wage and Hour Claims; NLRB Quorum; Unemployment Discrimination; Social Media Passwords

by David Garland | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/5/2013

EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more

New York City Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Unemployment Status

by Duane Morris LLP on 3/28/2013

On March 13, 2013, the New York City Council passed a bill amending the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's unemployment, overriding Mayor Bloomberg's veto. The law is the latest...more

A Look At The Toughest Unemployment Discrimination Law

by Albert Llosas Barrueco, Richard J. Reibstein | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/27/2013

Originally Published in Employment Law360 on March 20, 2013. Employers in New York City are just beginning to grip the scope of a new law that gives job applicants protection from unemployment discrimination.1 Set to...more

New York City Council Passes Law Prohibiting Discrimination Against Unemployed, Overriding Mayor’s Veto

by Allison Brown, Rebecca Lacher, Scott Wenner | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/25/2013

On March 13, 2013, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of Bill Number 814-A, which prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants on the basis of employment status....more

Amendment to New York City Human Rights Law to Prohibit Discrimination Against Unemployed Persons

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/22/2013

Effective June 11, 2013, the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) will prohibit discrimination against unemployed persons. This amendment to the NYCHRL was passed by the New York City Council on January 23, 2013, as Int....more

New York City Prohibits Discrimination Against The Unemployed

by Michael N. Morea | Cole Schotz on 3/22/2013

On March 13, 2013, the New York City Council overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of legislation prohibiting New York City employers from discriminating against unemployed job applicants. In so doing, New York City joins New...more

New York City Council Overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s Veto And Passes Law Prohibiting “Unemployment” Discrimination

by Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/21/2013

New York City will soon become one of only a handful of jurisdictions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of “unemployment” status and, in doing so, has adopted arguably the most stringent such law in the United States....more

NYC Bans Discrimination Against Unemployed Job Applicants

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/21/2013

New York City has passed the nation's broadest law thus far to ban employers from discriminating against out-of-work job applicants. The law is the first to permit unemployed individuals who believe they have been victimized...more

NYC Employers Can’t Refuse to Hire the Unemployed

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 3/20/2013

The New York City Council on Mar. 13 passed a law forbidding employers from discriminating against job applicants who are unemployed. It is the first law in the country to provide a private cause of action for people who are...more

New York City Employers Cannot Discriminate Based on Unemployment Status As of June 11, 2013

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2013

The New York City Council continues to grow the chasm that exists between New York City employment law and its state and federal counterparts. Specifically, on March 13, 2013, the council overwhelmingly enacted (by a 43-4...more

New York City Passes Legislation Prohibiting Employers From Discriminating Against The Unemployed

by Anna Vikse | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/18/2013

Effective June 11, 2013, employers in New York City will be prohibited from basing an employment decision with regard to hiring, compensation or the terms and conditions of employment on the fact that an applicant is...more

Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City

by Michael S. Arnold | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 3/15/2013

New York City employers beware: The New York City Council has once again acted to expand the nation’s broadest anti-discrimination law — this time to prohibit discrimination against New York City’s unemployed. The law will go...more

New York City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto To Prohibit Discrimination Based on Unemployment Status

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/15/2013

On January 23, 2013, the New York City Council passed Int. #0814-2012 (the "new Local Law"), which amends the New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") to prohibit discrimination against job applicants based on their...more

New York City Council Overrides Mayors Veto; Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City

by Michael S. Arnold | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 3/14/2013

Moments ago, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto to its new law prohibiting unemployment discrimination...more

New York City Council Likely to Vote This Week to Override Mayor Bloomberg's Veto of Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an...

by Michael S. Arnold | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 3/12/2013

Following up on our earlier posts, tomorrow, March 13, 2013, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Rights will determine whether to send the new unemployment discrimination law (No. 814-A) to the full New York City...more

New York City Council Passes Bill Prohibiting “Unemployment” Discrimination; Mayor Bloomberg Indicated Intention To Veto Bill

by Hema Chatlani, Maayan Deker, Allison Ianni, Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/1/2013

On January 23, 2013, New York’s City Council passed a bill that would modify the New York City Human Rights Law and prohibit discrimination based on unemployment status. ...more

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