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Posted on Jun 6, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The New York City Stop Sexual Harassment Act is now fully in effect. This means in addition to posting the required notices and distributing the fact sheet to new hires, employers in New York City …
Posted on Jun 6, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Connecticut is the latest state to move towards a $15 minimum wage. On May 17th, the state Senate approved HB 5004, which raises the hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 by 2023. The bill …
Posted on May 30, 2019 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, Published Articles by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Originally published in Craft Brewing Business, April 2019. Handcuff your brewer or yourself? Imagine this: Your head brewer brewed gold with a new IPA. Cans are flying off the shelves and you thank your lucky …
Posted on May 30, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Race / Color, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). Simultaneously, the DCWP launched the “We Fight for Every Worker in NYC” campaign to encourage NYC …
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 May 29, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Published Articles by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Originally published in the Rockland County Business Journal, May 2019. As of April 22, 2019, 83% of Rockland’s confirmed reported measles cases were found in children under the age of 18. If you learn that …
Posted on May 24, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
And just like that, an employer’s ability to pre-screen job applicants for marijuana use goes up in smoke. On April 9, New York City Council voted 40-4 to pass a bill which will prohibit employers …
Posted on May 24, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
As we wrote last December, New York City has a new law protecting people from discrimination based on their decision to receive things like fertility-related procedures, family planning services, abortion procedures or birth-control. The law …