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Posted on Aug 9, 2019 on Age, Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
New York State continues to lead the charge in enacting expansive discrimination protections for employees. In its latest move, the State passed a law which the Governor signed extending broad anti-harassment protections to employees of …
Posted on Jul 10, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, News, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watchdog for employment discrimination claims, released their long awaited charge statistics for fiscal year 2018. As we have written the last three years, retaliation claims continue to …
Posted on Jun 25, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Do you know if employees’ religious beliefs are sincerely held? Hard to know, but don’t start grilling them about their chosen religion when facing a request for a related reasonable accommodation. Title VII of the …
Posted on Jun 11, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Monday, June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled federal courts can hear discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act even if they are not first brought to the U.S. Equal …
Posted on May 29, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Published Articles, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Originally published in the Rockland County Business Journal, May 2019. As an employer, you feel responsible to prevent the spread of measles in the workplace. But the last thing you want is legal backlash. Here’s …
Posted on Mar 23, 2017 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Race / Color, Religious, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In January, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws, issued proposed new harassment guidance seeking input from the public. The public comment period ended March 21, 2017. …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
The U.S. Supreme Court released one of its biggest decisions since it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act one year ago, captioned Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (U.S. …
Posted on Apr 15, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Published Articles, Religious, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Religious dress and grooming practices became news late last year when popular clothing store Hollister (an Abercrombie & Fitch brand) fired a Muslim employee for wearing a hijab, an Islamic religious headscarf. Initially, the employee …
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Religious, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Holiday parties are a great way to thank your employees for their hard work over the year and build the morale and spirit of the team. Unfortunately, it can also be a time when otherwise …
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Rebecca Goldberg
Last week, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the First Amendment protects a religious institution’s autonomy to choose its ministers, placing these decisions beyond the reach of employment discrimination statutes. The case, Hosanna-Tabor …