Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York State employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to express milk up to three years following the birth of a child, and to...more
4/6/2023
/ Breastfeeding ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
As of October 15, 2018, NYC employers with four or more employees will be required to engage in a “cooperative dialogue” with a person who may be entitled to a workplace accommodation. The “cooperative dialogue” resembles the...more
Topics covered will include:
Accommodating Disabilities in The Retail Work Environment:
A discussion of recent developments under the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act impacting...more
On Monday, June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court reversed a judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit which had granted Abercrombie & Fitch (“Abercrombie”) summary judgment in a religious...more
6/15/2015
/ Abercrombie & Fitch ,
Best Management Practices ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Dress Codes ,
EEOC v Abercrombie ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Clothing ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS
Please join our experienced attorneys for an informative and lively discussion on a variety of timely topics, including:
- Leading Court Decisions and Key Legislative Developments in 2015
- Psychological Disabilities...more
5/4/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Disability ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Events ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mediation ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Whistleblowers
Today, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law requiring employers with four or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers. The legislation, which was...more