Discrimination, NYCHRL

New York City Prohibits Provisions Shortening Statutes of Limitations for Complaints and Civil Actions Related to Discrimination,...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/6/2024

The New York City Council recently amended Sections 8-109 and 8-502 of the New York City Administrative Code, directly affecting employment agreements. ...more

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/12/2023

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more

Take My [Wife/Husband/Spouse], Please...Protection from Marital Status Discrimination Expanded In New and Surprising Ways

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 9/18/2018

For better or worse, when your parents disapprove of the person you’ve chosen to marry, there’s not much recourse in the law (although some might call your parents’ attitude a form of intentional infliction of emotional...more

New Disability Discrimination Guidance Sheds Light on New York City’s “Cooperative Dialogue” Requirements

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/17/2018

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) recently issued a 146-page guide titled “Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability” (“Guidance”), to educate employers on their...more

Court Lowers Punitive Damages Bar In Claims Against NYC Employers

Fisher Phillips on 12/27/2017

The state’s highest court might have just made life more difficult for employers facing liability under New York City’s anti-bias law. Clarifying a question left open by New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), the New York...more

New York’s Highest Court Establishes Lowered Threshold for Punitive Damages Under New York City Law

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/4/2017

In Chauca v. Abraham, No. 113 (November 20, 2017), the New York State Court of Appeals clarified the standard for awarding punitive damages under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Unlike Title VII of the Civil...more

Bon-Ton Settlement Demonstrates Importance of Company Domestic Violence Policies

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/4/2015

On November 19, 2015 the New York State Attorney General announced a settlement agreement with The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., following allegations by an employee of one of its stores that the company had discriminated against her...more

New York Expands Discrimination Protections Against Workplace Gender Bias

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2015

On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a number of bills, which cumulatively expand protections against gender discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic violence, and human trafficking. This...more

New York City Severely Limits Employers' Right to Background Checks - Recent Legislation "Bans the Box" and Forbids Credit Checks...

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/23/2015

Employers in New York City (NYC) now face restrictions on the types of information they can seek about prospective employees, either through job applications, interviews, independent research or background checks. This is due...more

Transgender Individuals to Gain Protection under New York State Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 10/23/2015

On October 22, 2015, at the Pride Agenda Dinner, Governor Cuomo announced that he plans to extend protections against discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations to transgender individuals. The New York...more

No Credit, No Problem: NYC’s New Guidance Further Limits Employer Credit Checks

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/22/2015

As we previously reported, New York City recently passed a law prohibiting employers from requesting or using an individual’s credit history in making employment decisions. On September 3, 2015—the same day that the new law...more

New York City “Bans the Box”—Inquiries Into Applicants’ Criminal Histories Now Significantly Restricted

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 6/15/2015

On June 10, 2015, the New York City Council passed the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”), which prohibits employers from inquiring into the criminal backgrounds of applicants in the initial stages of the employment application...more

New York City Human Rights Law Strictly Limits Employers’ Use of Credit Checks in Hiring

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 5/15/2015

In follow-up to our April 21 post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law on May 6, prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of “consumer credit...more

New York City Largely Bans Employers from Considering Consumer Credit History

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/11/2015

On May 6, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill barring employers in New York City from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their consumer credit histories. The exceptions to...more

New York City Passes Laws Enhancing Enforcement of Human Rights Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 5/5/2015

On April 20, New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio signed a pair of bills designed to enhance the City Human Rights Commission’s investigative and enforcement efforts in the areas of employment and housing discrimination. The...more

New Legislation Promises More Investigations by the New York City Commission on Human Rights

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/1/2015

On April 20, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two new bills into law that authorize the New York City Commission on Human Rights to increase the number of employment discrimination investigations. ...more

New York City Expected to Ban the Use of Credit Checks in Employment

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/25/2015

On April 16, 2015, the New York City Council passed an amendment (“Amendment”) to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) that, if signed into law, would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for employers to use...more

A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Human Rights Laws in New York City and Tennessee Head in Opposite Directions

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 6/25/2014

Sitting here in the Big Apple, the thought of the New York City Council voting to narrow the reach of the New York City Human Rights Law seems roughly equivalent to the thought of a Game of Thrones episode without any...more

New York City’s Human Rights Law Extends Protection to Unpaid Interns; Is New York State Far Behind?

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 6/5/2014

Effective June 14, 2014, the New York City Human Rights Law will extend its nondiscrimination protections to unpaid interns. An intern is defined as “an individual who performs work for an employer on a temporary basis whose...more

New York City Amends Its Human Rights Law to Extend Protection to Interns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/14/2014

On April 15, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) extending the protections from discrimination and harassment contained in the NYCHRL to both...more

Unpaid, but Not Unprotected: New York City Extends Human Rights Law to Protect Interns

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 5/7/2014

As reported by us in recent blog articles (Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Differences in Duties Means No Commonality, No Class Certification for Unpaid Interns and The High Cost of Hiring Unpaid Interns), employment issues...more

New York Votes to Protect Unpaid Interns from Discrimination

Cole Schotz on 4/17/2014

On March 26, 2014, the New York City Counsel voted unanimously to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (the “NYCHRL”) to allow unpaid interns to sue for harassment and discrimination. The bill was likely drafted in...more

Act Now Advisory: Unpaid Interns Now Afforded Same Discrimination Protections as Employees Under the New York City Human Rights...

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/4/2014

On March 26, 2014, the New York City Council passed an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL"), giving unpaid interns the same anti-discrimination protections under the law as is available to employees. The...more

Legislation Unanimously Passed by City Council Seeks to Protect NYC Interns From Discrimination

Littler on 3/31/2014

On March 26, 2014, the New York City Council unanimously passed a bill to expand the New York City Human Rights law to prohibit employment discrimination against interns. The legislation will likely be enacted into law, as it...more

New York City Council Votes to Extend New York City Human Rights Law’s Protections Against Discrimination to Interns

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 3/27/2014

On Wednesday, the New York City Council voted 50-0 to extend the New York City Human Rights Law’s protections to interns. Last October, we reported on a Federal court decision dismissing an unpaid intern’s hostile work...more

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