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Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Since October 2017, companies have been grappling with how to respond to the #MeToo movement. We have seen employers impose enhanced sexual harassment policies and conduct more robust internal investigations. We have seen New York …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Connecticut employers with 50 or more employees have long been required to provide supervisors with sexual harassment training. Employers, however, often get tripped up on the timing of the training when an employee is promoted …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On December 12, 2018, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published revised proposed regulations on employer scheduling practices. These proposed regulations somewhat mirror New York City’s Fair Workweek Laws which have been in …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
In a precedent-setting move late last week, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held a no-hire provision appearing in a contract between a Pittsburgh logistics company and a trucking company invalid as an unfair restriction on …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On January 9, 2019, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced legislation that would guarantee NYC employees two weeks of paid time off a year. The proposal would make NYC the first city in …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) has been quite a rollercoaster for several years now. Since 2015, when the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) departed from precedent …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A manager of a Subway sandwich restaurant in Albany, New York allegedly had a practice of texting minor job applicants about whether they would sleep with him to get the job. The Equal Employment Opportunity …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration Related Issues, Race / Color by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
As the workforce becomes more diverse, many employers struggle with how to handle employees who are not native English speakers. For instance, customers may complain they believe the employees are being rude by speaking in …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Immigration Related Issues, Labor Management Issues, Race / Color by Bruce E. Buchanan
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced, in spring 2019, it will resume issuance of Employer Correction Request notices, commonly referred to as “Social Security No-Match Letters” or “No-Match Letters”. These notifications will be going …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
Westchester County recently joined the growing list of jurisdictions all over the country mandating time off for employees. The details will be quite familiar to those who have followed the myriad of such laws which …