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Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Since October 2017, companies have been grappling with how to respond to the #MeToo movement. We have seen employers impose enhanced sexual harassment policies and conduct more robust internal investigations. We have seen New York …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Connecticut employers with 50 or more employees have long been required to provide supervisors with sexual harassment training. Employers, however, often get tripped up on the timing of the training when an employee is promoted …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
2018 brought more compliance challenges and administrative burdens to employers in New York State and New York City. Below is a quick recap of a few of these laws to ensure you are in compliance …
Posted on Nov 13, 2018 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently filed a brief in a case which may soon make its way to the Supreme Court of the United States, claiming Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …
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 …