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Summary of 2024 Amendments to the Equality Act 2010

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We are kicking off 2024 with an examination, over a series of blog posts, of some important developments in equality and discrimination law, including legislative changes, updated EHRC guidance on employer duties to take...more

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New York City Employers Must Document Reasonable Accommodations

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Late last year, the New York City Council amended the New York City Human Rights Law (CHRL) to expand employer obligations requiring reasonable workplace accommodations for employees and relevant job applicants. These...more

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The "Cooperative Dialogue" Mandate: NYC's Human Rights Law Imposes Strict New Requirements on Employer Responses to Accommodation...

In January 2018, the New York City Council amended the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to address employers’ responses to employee requests for accommodations in connection with their disability, religion,...more

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New York City Enacts New “Cooperative Dialogue” Requirements For Workplace Accommodations

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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 office recently adopted yet another...more

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NJLAD Amendment to Protect Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

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Since 2010, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to provide reasonable break times for nursing mothers to express breast milk. These break times must be provided for up to 1 year after the birth of the...more

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Colorado Expands Pregnancy Discrimination Law

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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law a bill that makes it an unfair employment practice if an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodations to a job applicant or an employee for conditions related to...more

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California Amends FEHA, Protecting Accommodation Requests

On July 16, 2015, California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), adding protections for workers who request accommodations for disabilities or religious...more

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