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New York City Bans Contractual Provisions Shortening Period of Time to File Complaints or Civil Actions Relating to...

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Effective May 11, 2024, New York City now prohibits employers from entering into any type of agreement that shortens the statutory period by which an employee may file an administrative claim or complaint, or civil action,...more

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New York-Based Employers: Failure-to-Hire and Failure-to-Promote Claims Brought by Nonresidents Should Be on Your Radar!

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On March 14, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the protections of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) can apply to non-New York state or city residents or...more

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Understanding New York City's Height and Weight Discrimination Law: Essential Insights for Employers

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Effective November 26, 2023, a significant amendment to New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibits discrimination based on height and weight. This development aligns the city with a growing trend of jurisdictions,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more

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New York State Department of Labor Updates its Mandatory Sexual Harassment Policy Requirements

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As New York State employers are well aware, effective October 9, 2018, New York State Labor Law Section 201-g requires that employers adopt a sexual harassment policy and provide annual employee sexual harassment training....more

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2022 Roundup: New York Employment Law Legislation

New York City’s Salary Transparency Act Arguably the most impactful piece of legislation passed in 2022 is New York City’s Salary Transparency Act, which makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

NYC Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect November 1, 2022: Are You Ready?

As of November 1, 2022, covered employers advertising jobs that will be—or even can be—performed, in whole or in part, in New York City must include a good faith salary or hourly range pursuant to the new salary transparency...more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

NYC Amends Pay Transparency Law with Implications for Employers Located Outside of the City

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) voted to amend the City’s new pay transparency law (the “Law”), pushing back the effective date from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022 and resulting in several...more

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The Continued Expansion of New York's Workplace Harassment Protection

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In March 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed three new bills into law that bolster New York State's anti-harassment and anti-discrimination laws. These three enacted laws address (i) release of employee personnel...more

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New York City Issues Guidance On Salary Transparency Law

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently issued its first round of guidance regarding the new salary transparency law scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2022. As we previously reported, the law will require New...more

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Attention New York City Employers: Guidance is Now Available for the Salary Disclosure Law and Possible Amendments May be on the...

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On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) released guidance (the “Guidance”) regarding employer obligations under Int. 1208-B (the “Law”). As we previously reported, the Law requires...more

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New York City Proposes Rule to Clarify That, in Addition to Race, “Hair Discrimination” Could Implicate Religion and Creed … and...

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As we previously reported, in 2019, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) provided legal enforcement guidance (“Enforcement Guidance”) advising that workplace grooming and appearance policies “that ban,...more

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New Year, New Requirements For New York Employers

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During the end of 2019 and in the past few weeks, New York State and New York City passed legislation and administrative guidance further regulating workplace protections. New York State and New York City employers should...more

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New York Releases FAQs on Statewide Salary History Ban

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Changes to New York state law that prohibit employer inquiries into the salary history of applicants and employees took effect on January 6, 2020.  Recently, the New York Department of Labor released a series of Frequently...more

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NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on Expanded Protections for Independent Contractors and Freelancers

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) has published guidance regarding an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that expanded protections under the law to independent contractors and...more

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California Significantly Strengthens Its Lactation Accommodation Law. Other States Are Likely to Follow

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Earlier this year, the New York City Commission on Human Rights published robust model policies for employers to use in guiding compliance with the city’s lactation accommodation law. Not to be outdone, California has enacted...more

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New York State Prohibits Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination...more

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NYCCHR Issues Guidance on Discrimination Based on Immigration Status and National Origin

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”) published a legal enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying its standards with respect to discrimination based on actual or perceived immigration status and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: New York State Expanded Protections Against Workplace Harassment

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the recent developments out of New York State, that will significantly expand workplace anti-discrimination protections....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Amendments to State Human Rights Law Will Impact New York Companies

• Amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) lower the bar for employees and individual nonemployees pursuing discrimination and harassment claims. • In several respects, the amendments align the NYSHRL...more

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New York’s New Employment Discrimination Laws Are Here

As we previously reported, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed an omnibus bill that overhauls New York’s antidiscrimination laws and uproot precedent upon which employers have relied for decades in defending...more

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New York Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation amending state law to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on hair texture or protective hairstyles as race-based discrimination. The new law took effect...more

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New York State Bans Discrimination Based on "Traits," Including Hairstyle

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Adding to an already busy summer of New York state employment law developments, employers and human resources professionals should take note of an amendment to the state’s Human Rights Law that adds protections for employees...more

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New York Lawmakers Expand Pay Equity Law and Ban Salary History Inquiries

On the heels of passing sweeping changes to New York’s harassment and discrimination laws, the state legislature has approved major changes to New York’s pay equity statute. This two-pronged expansion of the equal pay law...more

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