As we previously reported, beginning July 1, 2024, New York City employers must display and distribute the “Know Your Rights at Work” poster which can be found here: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dca/downloads/pdf/workers/KnowYourRightsAtWorkPoster.pdf. The poster contains a QR code that refers employees to the New York City Workers’ Bill of Rights website. Employers are required to post the “Know […]
As you may know, private employers with at least 100 employees must file an EEO-1 report that organizes employee demographic data by employee job category, as well as gender and race/ethnicity, and submit that data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on an annual basis. The deadline for employers to file the 2023 EEO-1 […]
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance on workplace harassment to address recent legal developments and emerging issues in the workplace. The EEOC’s new guidance covers the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation; (2) discrimination respecting a term, condition, or privilege of employment; […]
On November 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that extends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices from one to three years. As you may recall, starting on August 12, 2020, the statute of limitations for filing a sexual harassment complaint in New York State was extended from one year […]
As previously reported, New York City passed legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of height and weight. The law became effective November 22, 2023. The new law amends the NYCHRL to include height and weight as protected categories and New York City employers will be […]
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that affects settlement agreements between employers and employees that resolve claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The law invalidates a release of claims in any future settlement agreement that contains a condition requiring the complainant to pay the employer liquidated damages or to forfeit […]
New York City has passed legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of height and weight. The law will become effective November 22, 2023. The new law amends the NYCHRL to include height and weight as protected categories and New York City employers will be prohibited […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill (Intro. 209-A), which will prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The legislation will become effective 180 days from signing, on November 22, 2023. As we previously reported, the new legislation will amend […]
On April 11, 2023, New York State released updated versions of the New York State Sexual Harassment Model Policy and training materials. In addition to a new model policy, the State has updated its Frequently Asked Questions and provided a new toolkit for workers and employers, as well as a new training slide deck and […]
On December 29, 2022, President Bident signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, prohibits sex discrimination, including pregnancy discrimination, but does not require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees. Relatedly, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]
On December 23, 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law New York State Assembly Bill A6328A, amending the New York Executive Law § 292 (the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL)), to prohibit employment discrimination against employees and job applicants based on citizenship and immigration status. This amendment, which became effective immediately upon Governor Hochul’s signature, prohibits […]
On December 13, 2022, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act. The act specifically repeals the federal Defense of Marriage Act from the 1990s and prohibits states from denying “full faith and credit” to any marriage between two individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. The act includes a section stating that it […]
