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Do you have staff in New York City? Beware unique threat of sexual harassment claims

10/17/2018
New York City employers face a double-whammy when it comes to harassment: First, the city has its own specific sexual harassment training requirements. Second, New York City has a far lower standard for what constitutes sexual harassment than the state of New York or Title VII does.

Harassment report begets retaliation charge in Queens

10/17/2018
Foodtown, a supermarket in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, faces charges it failed to stop a supervisor from sexually harassing two female employees and retaliating against them when they complained.

Inconvenient assignment isn’t adverse action

10/17/2018
Things like being fired, demoted or denied a promotion all qualify as adverse employment actions. But what about other workplace events like having a schedule change, being denied overtime or getting transferred to a similar position?

During review, don’t ignore harassment claim

10/17/2018
If, during a review, an employee blames recent poor performance on some sort of harassment, be sure to thoroughly investigate.

New York employers face imminent sexual harassment changes

10/17/2018
The New York State Department of Labor and Division of Human Rights has issued model sexual harassment policy and training guidelines to help employers comply with the new sexual harassment legislation.

Snapshot: EEOC monetary awards for sexual harassment

10/16/2018
Last year, the EEOC dramatically increased the amount of money collected for victims of sexual harassment.

Religious objections thwart flu shot mandate

10/11/2018
Employers should be mindful that some employees may object on religious grounds to being vaccinated. Mishandling that scenario could result in an employee lawsuit.

Staffing agency sued for ‘perceived as disabled’ bias

10/10/2018
Multinational staffing agency Adecco faces an EEOC lawsuit alleging one of its offices in northwestern Pennsylvania violated the ADA when it failed to place a disabled applicant in the position he sought.

Minimum wage for federal contractors goes up in 2019

10/10/2018
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, employers performing work on federal contracts must pay workers $10.60 per hour.

Court gives go-ahead to cultural bias case

10/10/2018
Treating individuals differently based on cultural bias can backfire for foreign corporations with a presence in the United States.