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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

AGs Challenge EEOC’s New Harassment Guidance

After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace – its first in decades – it is facing state Attorney General opposition....more

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New York State Issues Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York State released a revised model sexual harassment policy highlighting a lower legal threshold for conduct to constitute sexual harassment under the New York Human Rights Law and emphasizing through...more

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New York Department of Labor Issues Updated Model Sexual Harassment Policy—And Claims that the Model Policy Is Now a “Minimum...

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The New York State Department of Labor recently issued a proposed updated model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy (the “Proposed Policy”) to replace the original model policy issued approximately four years ago under New...more

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New York State Releases Proposed Changes to Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

On January 12, 2023 the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an updated Proposed Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy which, among other things, addresses remote work, gender identity and bystander...more

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[Event] Title IX Investigator Training - April 30th, Dayton, OH

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Together with the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), Bricker attorneys Josh Nolan, Melissa Carleton, Erin Butcher and Jessica Galanos will present an interactive one-day workshop highlighting the laws and...more

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Good Faith Belief Leads To Employer Victory In Bias Claim

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Despite not being able to prove the alleged wrongdoings that led an Arkansas employer to terminate an employee, a federal appeals court just handed an employer a victory in a gender discrimination lawsuit because of its “good...more

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‘Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say’: Partners Explain How Employers Can Promote Gender Equality and Pay Equity in the #MeToo...

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The national conversation around issues of gender equality and the demands for pay equity is driving rapid changes in the law. Many states – including New York, California, Massachusetts, Oregon and New Jersey – have passed...more

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New Year, New Employee Handbook! Is Your Employee Handbook Up to Date?

Now that the Times Square glitter has settled, it’s time to get started on tackling those New Year’s resolutions. Although updating your employee handbook may not have made your resolution list, 2018 brought a number of...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

New York Requires Sexual Harassment Policies in Compliance with New Requirements to Be Distributed by Tuesday, October 9, 2018...

As we have written about previously, this past Spring the New York State Legislature and New York City Council adopted broad new requirements to combat workplace gender-based harassment. ...more

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New York State Sexual Harassment Model Policy and Training Requirements Finalized: Employers Get a Welcome Extension to Implement

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Earlier this week, the New York Governor’s office finalized materials for New York State employers to implement sexual harassment policies and training.  While draft guidance was circulated to the public in August 2018, the...more

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Don’t Ignore the Kissing Supervisor—Court Rules that Employer’s Knowledge of Past Behavior Negates Faragher-Ellerth Defense

Employment lawyers and most HR professionals are familiar with the Faragher-Ellerth defense to a claim of sexual harassment. In short, if an employer can show that (1) it exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct...more

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NYC Adopts Sweeping New Sexual Harassment Laws

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On the heels of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a slate of legislation last week aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Entitled the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act,” the...more

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act Into Law

On May 9, 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), which, as we previously reported, is a package of bills aimed at addressing and preventing sexual...more

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Update: Mayor Bill de Blasio Signs into Law the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), which we summarized in a previous post. In pertinent part, the Act provides as follows...more

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New York State and City Pass Sweeping Anti-Sexual Harassment Laws Amid #MeToo

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Following on the heels of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council have passed significant legislation aimed at providing greater protection against workplace sexual...more

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Second Circuit Decision in Sexual Harassment Case Shows Heightened Risk for Health Care Employers

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Health care employers should be aware that a recent holding from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit may indicate that courts and juries are beginning to weigh in on the dramatic sexual harassment developments,...more

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New Mandatory California Training on Gender Identity Harassment

On Oct. 15, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 396 into law, expanding the scope of mandatory sexual harassment training employers must provide to their supervisory employees. Currently, California’s Fair...more

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With Governor Brown’s Signature, California Employers Face a Gauntlet of New Laws

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The October 15, 2017 deadline has come and gone for Governor Jerry Brown to weigh the bills passed by the California legislature this year. Governor Brown has now signed into law a jaw-dropping number of bills that pertain to...more

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Transgender Issues in the Workplace: Legal Issues and Considerations for Companies

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Over this past year, there has been an increasing amount of attention on transgender persons both in the media and in the law. Garnering particular attention, North Carolina passed Senate Bill 2 which prohibits students and...more

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New York State Employers Face Strict New Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Laws

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a series of bills entitled the “Women’s Equality Agenda” that significantly amend the State’s equal pay, sex discrimination, harassment and other laws to provide additional...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015 #2

Take the Cure: New California Law Permits Corrections of Wage Statement Violations - Why it matters: Employers may want to review their wage statements after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that permits them...more

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New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination Does Not Go So Far As To Protect “Weight, Appearance, or Sex Appeal”

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The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed summary judgment for the defense on several claims in the widely-followed “Borgata Babes” case, reining in the plaintiffs’ attempt to expand the New Jersey Law Against...more

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Lessons From the Kleiner Perkins Trial: Stopping Discrimination Against Women

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In recent weeks much media attention has been paid to an important case against a well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers. Since late February, the technology sector venture capitalist...more

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Anti-Discrimination Laws Going “Intern”-ational? New York City Extends Its Human Rights Law to Unpaid Interns

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As we reported last October, a federal court in New York found that an unpaid intern could not bring a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim pursuant to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). (Wang v....more

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Labor Letter, August 2013: Make Your No-Harassment Policy Less Sexy

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In recent years, many high-profile workplace-harassment lawsuits have grabbed headlines, complete with lewd and salacious allegations. Sexual harassment is indeed a form of gender discrimination and courts have issued many...more

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