On September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published new proposed enforcement guidance ("the Proposed Guidance”) on harassment in the workplace. This is the first proposed EEOC guidance on...more
In a landmark decision issued on Monday, Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court ruled that workers across the United States cannot be fired or otherwise discriminated against for being gay, lesbian, or transgender. ...more
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As employers navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 public health crisis, many have been forced to consider difficult decisions about laying off and furloughing employees, or otherwise reducing employee work hours. In...more
Earlier this month, New York State passed a new law prohibiting discrimination against employees based on a new protected class: reproductive health decision making. New York Labor Law § 203-e was signed into law by Governor...more
As detailed in our June 2019 alert, the New York State legislature passed sweeping legislation designed to increase protections against workplace sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination under the New York State...more
On March 17, 2019, amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law went into effect that require New York City employers with four or more employees to provide their employees with reasonable unpaid or paid break time and a...more
As we mentioned in our May 2018 alert, New York State recently passed new legislation requiring all employers in the state to adopt sexual harassment prevention policies and implement training. New York State has now...more
Earlier this year, the New York City Council passed the “Temporary Schedule Change” law, which provides employees with the right to request a change to their work schedules to accommodate certain medical and family care...more
On April 12, 2018, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the 2018-2019 New York State budget, which imposes substantial new obligations on employers with respect to combating sexual harassment in the workplace....more