New York continues to expand its protection of employees in the workplace with a series of laws significantly increasing the responsibilities and potential liability of New York employers.
New York State has enacted...more
8/24/2019
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Rules ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
NYSHRL ,
Race Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices
Sweeping new legislation in New York aims to prevent and shine light on sexual harassment.
New York State employers will soon be prohibited from mandating arbitration of sexual harassment claims. They must also obtain...more
5/22/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Commission on Human Rights ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Hires ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
On June 24th, the Supreme Court issued two important decisions that narrow the circumstances under which employers can be held liable for retaliation or harassment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In...more
7/9/2013
/ But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University