Effective January 11, 2020, independent contractors in New York City are protected from discrimination or harassment in the workplace and can sue under the New York City Human Rights Law (New York State Human Rights Law already protects independent contractors). In addition, independent contractors in NYC now have a right...
Showing posts with label #metoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #metoo. Show all posts
Monday, January 20, 2020
Thursday, January 02, 2020
02
Jan
In this “Me Too” era, it is logical that an
employer’s reflexive reaction to receiving
a complaint of harassment from a female
employee is to immediately fire the alleged
male harasser. However, while the employer may believe that firing the male employee
will protect the employer from a lawsuit by
the female employee,...
Friday, May 31, 2019
According to the NYS Division of Human Rights, in legislative testimony provided earlier this month, sexual harassment complaints made to the Division have increased 62% since 2016.
Plus, this gigantic increase in complaints occurred before every employee in the State received training as to their rights when either being...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
It’s time to
prepare for your office’s holiday party in the era of sexual harassment. Your
company, like mine, probably has a holiday party scheduled. The company party
will have alcohol and co-workers, which should terrify employers in the era of #MeToo.
Beyond #MeToo, this is also the era of sexual harassment trainings,...
