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New York State Issues Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

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

Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Is Set To Go Into Effect On July 1 – What Should Employers Do?

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

New York Amends State WARN Law

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

New York State Prohibits Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

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

Does it Violate Public Policy to Terminate a Drunk Employee? “Absolut”-ly Not

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

Hacking at Employment Risks in Hackathons: Practice Insights

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

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