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Posted on Nov 20, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Dress codes have long been an area where employers run afoul of the law on religious discrimination. For instance, Abercrombie and Fitch, a national clothing store, famously failed to allow a woman to wear a …
Posted on Oct 10, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Obesity alone is not a disability under the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) or so holds the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Seventh Circuit is the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
This just in: Employers in New York State can still compel arbitration of sexual harassment claims under certain circumstances. This is great news for employers. In Latif v. Morgan Stanley Co. LLC, a case out …
Posted on Sep 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, earlier this year the Supreme Court agreed to hear three closely watched cases which could decide once and for all whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from …
Posted on Sep 18, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Almost two years later, the #MeToo movement is still in full swing. Employers across the country are still seeing and feeling the consequences in very real ways. In the latest example, arbitration of sexual harassment …
Posted on Sep 5, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Sex, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$5 Million dollars. That’s the price tag JP Morgan Chase Bank is paying out to 5,000 men. In each case, the men were given two weeks of parental leave to in lieu of the 16 …
Posted on Aug 29, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories, News, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Brody and Associates, LLC is excited to announce Bob Brody and Kate Bogard will be speaking on the Employer Minefield in the #MeToo Era on September 4, 2019 at the newly transformed Westport, Connecticut library. …
Posted on Aug 19, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Race / Color, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced the 2019 EEO-1 Component 2 portal is open. If you are an employer with 100 or more employees, you are required to electronically file Component 2. Component 2 …
Posted on Aug 19, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A former employee of the New York County Lawyers Association (“NYCLA”) recently filed a discrimination suit alleging the bar association harassed and discriminated against her due to pregnancies. While the case is just beginning, it …
Posted on Aug 14, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Firm Happenings, Firm News and Victories, News, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody
We are pleased to announce our very own Kate Bogard will be speaking at the WC2020 Women’s Conference on September 13th in Stamford, Connecticut. Kate will be discussing best practices for employers in the #MeToo …