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Posted on Jun 29, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The United States Supreme Court recently held a cake baker in Colorado had the right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple based on his sincerely held religious beliefs. In 2012, …
Posted on May 29, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The EEOC has released its charge statistics for fiscal 2017! In total, approximately 85,000 charges were filed across the country. Of those, 6,696 alleged sexual harassment. This is interesting in light of the #MeToo movement that …
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 Mar 27, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Employers will have to wait for more guidance on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protection applies to sexual orientation. On December 11, 2017, the Supreme Court denied a petition for …
Posted on Aug 30, 2017 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Katherine Failla’s March 9, 2017 decision in which she criticized precedent but then reluctantly dismissed …
Posted on Dec 28, 2016 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”), the city agency that enforce anti-discrimination laws, recently issued guidance on discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. See http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/law/gender-identity-legalguidance.shtml). The New York City …
Posted on Nov 9, 2016 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Privacy Rights, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
At the end of August, in State of Texas v. United States of America, a Texas federal court Judge, the Honorable Reed O’Connor, issued a 38 page order blocking the U.S. Department of Education’s guidance …
Posted on Nov 25, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently initiated lawsuits against two employers for alleged transgender discrimination. These are the agency’s first-ever lawsuits involving transgender rights. These developments are consistent with the position the EEOC adopted …
Posted on Sep 30, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
At the end of July, President Obama signed an Executive Order prohibiting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) discrimination against federal employees and employees of federal contractors. The Order amends Executive Order 11478 to add …
Posted on Aug 22, 2014 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, News, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
When employers hear the news that their employee is pregnant, many do not know what to do. Fortunately, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) just-released guidance explains exactly what employers should do. It details how …