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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 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 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 16, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to aggressively file sexual harassment cases across the country. Recently, the EEOC filed a federal lawsuit against a Chili’s restaurant in Colorado on behalf of several female servers …
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 Jul 1, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers in New York City may be thinking the new City and State sexual harassment training requirements are no big deal. You may be thinking: “We just conduct additional training for our New York City …
Posted on Jun 26, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Special Alerts by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Late last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into effect a law that will change the sexual harassment training and posting requirements for businesses across the state. For years, the law has required Connecticut employers …
Posted on Jun 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Friday, May 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in workplaces, public accommodations, housing and more. Called the “Equality Act …
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 …