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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 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 Dec 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
With strong initiatives making strides across the country like the #MeToo and Equal Pay movements, state and federal legislatures made some big changes in 2018. Connecticut was no exception. Lawmakers in Connecticut made several attempts …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
New York City might soon protect people from discrimination based on their decision to receive things like fertility-related procedures, family planning services, abortion procedures or birth-control. Pending in the Committee on Civil and Human Rights …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A federal jury recently found the former Superintendent of the East Greenbush Central School District did not meet her burden of proving she was fired because of her pregnancy and gender. As a result of …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
2018 brought more compliance challenges and administrative burdens to employers in New York State and New York City. Below is a quick recap of a few of these laws to ensure you are in compliance …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Early last month, a federal district court in Florida held employment discrimination based on having or not having an abortion might lead to a recognizable claim of sex discrimination under Title VII. While the law …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently filed a brief in a case which may soon make its way to the Supreme Court of the United States, claiming Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …