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Posted on Jul 27, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Bruce E. Buchanan
In 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have returned to workplaces after being dormant for the past 10 years. ICE audits/inspections have been regularly taking place for the past 10 years though they are …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
This February, the U.S. Supreme Court held “whistleblower” anti-retaliation protection under the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act only applies to employees who actually report information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Race / Color, Retaliation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
A former car salesman at Lee Partyka Chevrolet in Hamden, Connecticut, is suing the dealership claiming he lost his job after complaining about the general manager’s alleged use of the word “boy” to refer to his black …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Is maternity leave really discriminatory? Is it unfair? Yes, says the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal watch dog for anti-discrimination employment laws. While this may sound like theater of the absurd, there is an …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood recently announced a $120,000 settlement with Aldo, a national shoe retailor. In New York City, employers are prohibited from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history on an …
Posted on Jul 26, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Effective July 18, 2018, employers in New York City are required to grant two temporary schedule changes (without disciplinary consequences) per calendar year to employees for qualifying “personal events.” This law amends the New York …
Posted on Jun 29, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Under the Obama Administration, employers saw the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act legislation meant to protect against pay discrimination based on gender. The Trump Administration, however, has not yet made equal pay …
Posted on May 29, 2018 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Since January, most employers in New York are required to provide employees with Paid Family Leave. This new state law, however, did not change employers’ obligations under the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Thus, …
Posted on May 29, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Effective May 10, 2018, the New York City Human Rights Law will have much more expansive definitions for sexual orientation and gender. The Law was recently amended to define sexual orientation as “an individual’s actual …
Posted on May 29, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Early this year, the Department of Labor reissued 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters. The Obama Administration withdrew these letters in March 2009, for further consideration but never followed up. The Trump Administration has taken up …