Seyfarth Synopsis: New York State released a revised model sexual harassment policy highlighting a lower legal threshold for conduct to constitute sexual harassment under the New York Human Rights Law and emphasizing through...more
On July 1, 2022, the law Florida Governor Ron DeSantis labeled the “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees,” or Stop WOKE (“Act”), is set to go into effect, amending Florida’s employment discrimination laws state wide. ...more
Effective November 11, 2020, New York amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NY WARN Act”) by expanding the government entities that must receive notice of a NY WARN Act triggering event, such as a...more
11/20/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Regulations ,
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State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”) and the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) have all recently...more
4/21/2020
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Contractor Audits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Federal Contractors ,
Guidance Update ,
Human Rights ,
OFCCP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Section 503 ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination...more
11/22/2019
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Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Regulations ,
NYCHRL ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania’s public policy preclude a nuclear power plant from terminating an employee for being drunk on the job? “No,” the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...more
Employers of technology innovators should beware the employment traps and risks associated with think tank operations and retreats, such as hackathons. Hackathons are company-sponsored competitions, where either teams or...more