New York employers – New York State has gifted you an early holiday present – a requirement to update your handbook, comply with a new law immediately or potentially face steep consequences....more
Consistent with its intent to relax scrutiny regarding the legality of employment policies (see here and here), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) recently upheld, in LA Specialty Produce Co., two...more
Many employers offer paid parental leave policies to employees, affording new parents paid time off to care for a new child. Though some employers offer paid parental leave to both new mothers and fathers of equal length,...more
6/4/2019
/ Caregivers ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Paternity Leave ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
About 1.4 million Americans recognize themselves – surgically or otherwise – as a gender other than the one they were born into....more
1/8/2019
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
NYCHRL ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Transgender