What's the Tea in L&E? Weight Discrimination
Labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan discuss how weight biases have been proven to negatively impact female promotions and pay. Further, uninvited commentary from co-workers regarding another...more
On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill that expands New York City's anti-discrimination laws, adding height and weight as protected characteristics under the New York City Human Rights Law. Effective on...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
If all goes to plan, New York City will soon join six other cities and a state that have enacted legislation banning employers from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of their height or weight. Such...more