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Important New Requirements for NY Employers in the New Year
After building up laws against sexual harassment in 2018, in 2019 New York State enacted additional legislation that further clarified…
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Need-to-Know in 2020: NYS Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold Increases Take Effect
The last several years have seen successful efforts by employees and employee advocates to raise the minimum wage and salary…
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The Proposed Title IX Regulations on Live Hearings and Cross-Examination (Part 4)
This is the fourth article in a series addressing the proposed Title IX regulations, published by the U.S. Department of…
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Second Circuit Clarifies Standards for Asserting Equal Pay Claims Under Title VII
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a “clarifying” ruling, Lenzi v. Systemax, Inc., No. 18-979,…
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The Accused Becomes the Accuser: Discrimination Claims Arising Out of Harassment Investigations
In the wake of the #Metoo movement and the strengthening of laws concerning sexual harassment claims, employers have been encouraged…
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Only Two More Weeks to Meet Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Deadline in NYS
New York employers have just two more weeks in which to comply with the sexual harassment prevention training requirements under…
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Risky Business on Work Trips: Who Bears the Risk?
Predictable jokes about French joie de vivre swept employment law circles after a recent decision from a Paris court awarded…
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New Deadline for Sexual Harassment Prevention Training in California
For almost fifteen years, California law has required that employers of 50 or more employees provide sexual harassment prevention training…
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Defining Sexual Harassment on Campus in the Proposed Title IX Regulations (Part 2)
This is the second article in a series addressing the newly proposed Title IX regulations, published by the U.S. Department…
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The Expanding Role of Mediation for New York Litigants
Thirty years ago, mediation—settlement negotiations guided and supervised by a third party neutral—was something of an alien concept for New…
