Yesterday, I spent a large part of my day talking about harassment training. Between completing a pitch for new work and scheduling training for existing clients, the questions I faced
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New York City Enacts New “Cooperative Dialogue” Requirements for Workplace Accommodations
Several recent New York City human rights law amendments in the past year have steadily increased worker protections applicable to New York City employers. As is no surprise, the mayor’s
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No April Fools: Mayor De Blasio Signs Into Law FIVE Amendments Broadening The New York City Human Rights Law
As we wrote about last week, the New York City Council passed legislation seeking to bolster the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Although the NYCHRL was already
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Back In The Saddle Again: New York City Council Votes To Broaden The New York City Human Rights Law For A Second Time
As a nice follow-up on New Jersey’s proposed expanded equal pay and discrimination protections that my colleague Christina Stoneburner wrote about yesterday, New York City appears to be following
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NYC Commission On Human Rights Issues Transgender Discrimination Guidance Just Before the New Year
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have made no secret of their desire to expand the reach and protections offered by the New York City Human
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Faruqi Sexual Harassment Case Is Still a Cautionary Tale
Lawyers, and I suspect a good deal of employers, watched the Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi case with a great deal of interest. The allegations after all were quite scandalous
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HR Professionals: What to Do When New Laws Give You a Headache and You Simply Do Not Want to Go to Work
This week employers in the Tri-State area have two new laws to contend with, the Jersey City sick leave ordinance and the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The
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Bill To Protect Unpaid Interns Proposed In New York
Two weeks ago we wrote about the (in)famous decision of a federal judge in NYC who recently ruled that an unpaid female intern who alleged sexually harassment by a company
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Sexually Harassed Unpaid Interns May Get Relief Under Proposed Laws
Rarely do federal court decisions go viral, but this one did.
A federal judge in NYC recently ruled against an upaid female intern who alleged sexually harassment by a
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ALERT: NYC Council Unanimously Passes Bill Requiring Accommodation For Pregnant Employees
By a 47-0 vote, the NYC Council passed a bill which allows women who request a reasonable accommodation for their pregnancy or while after childbirth to sue for discrimination or
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