Principled Podcast – S9 E13 – Is Your Hotline Running Cold? How To Get Meaningful Data from Internal Reporting
Mia Reini and Monica Lopez Reinmiller on a Risk-Based Approach to Managing Employee Hotlines
Day 20 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Staying Out of Hot Water in Other Jurisdictions
DAY 19 OF ONE MONTH TO BETTER INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTING-SPECIFIC BENEFITS OF A HOTLINE
Rarely a day goes by without at least one report of workplace misconduct hitting the headlines globally. In a post-#MeToo era, there is an ever-increasing focus from society on how organizations respond to and deal with...more
In March 2022, New York amended the New York State Human Rights Law (the “NYSHRL”) to require the New York State Division of Human Rights (“Division”) to establish a statewide, toll-free confidential hotline to provide...more
On July 19, 2022, the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR) launched a confidential hotline at 1-800-HARASS-3 to field complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace and provide legal assistance to New York...more
On July 19, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of a statewide confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. The hotline was provided under Senate Bill No. S812B, which Governor...more
In early 2022, New York State entered S.812B/A.2035B into law, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Executive Law § 296, to require a statewide toll-free, confidential hotline (the “Hotline”) for the...more
New York State has launched two statewide, toll-free “hotlines” that aggrieved individuals can use to confidentially report workplace issues. The first hotline, which addresses sexual harassment, was announced on July 19...more
Employers should be aware that New York state has passed a law that requires employers to reference an established hotline in any material - including handbooks, policies and workplace postings - they post or provide to...more
On July 19, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the state’s confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. As we previously reported, S812A (enacted in March 2022)...more
In March of 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation directing the New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”) to establish a toll-free confidential hotline designed to provide counsel and assistance to...more
Governor Hochul just announced the launch of a toll-free confidential hotline for individuals to make complaints and seek advice regarding workplace sexual harassment. As discussed in our previous advisory (which can be found...more
On July 19, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of a statewide hotline for employees who believe they have been sexually harassed in the workplace. This announcement follows several pieces of legislation passed in...more
Earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.812B/A.2035B, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, to require the establishment of a state-wide, toll-free, confidential hotline...more
An amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law is set to go into effect on July 14, 2022. The new law directs the New York State Division of Human Rights (Division) to operate a toll-free confidential hotline, during...more
California Lawmakers Propose a Four-Day Workweek - The California State Assembly introduced AB 2932, a bill that would shorten the regular workweek for California workers from 40 hours to 32 hours for businesses with 500+...more
This spring Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed into law three bills that amend the New York State Human Rights Law: •Retaliation. Senate Bill S.5870 expands the definition of retaliation under the NYSHRL. Retaliation is now...more
On March 16, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed three bills into law amending and expanding harassment and discrimination protections under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). New York State employers...more
Seeking to address several open issues in New York’s sexual harassment laws, Governor Hochul has signed a package of legislation strengthening the state’s antiharassment initiative....more
New York State employers are now prohibited from releasing personnel records to retaliate against employees who oppose discrimination, and the state has pledged, by July 14, 2022, to establish a confidential hotline for...more
New York already has some of the strongest anti-harassment and anti-discrimination laws in the country, due in large part to sweeping amendments to the state’s anti-discrimination laws in 2018 and 2019. Nevertheless, New York...more
Most of you are pretty familiar with using website chatbots in your daily lives – whether to assist in your online banking or to help with a product issue. But what if you went to report sexual harassment at work and you were...more