On November 17, 2023, Governor Hochul signed Bill A00581, amending NYS' General Obligations Law to prohibit settlements, or other resolution, of sexual harassment claims or any other form of unlawful discrimination from including any term or condition that requires the survivor to pay the defendant liquidated damages...
Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts
Monday, November 20, 2023
20
Nov
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
14
Mar
On 3/13/2023, S3255 passed the NYS Senate and was delivered to the Assembly. This Anti-Discrimination Bill is so important to school-children and governmental employees facing discrimination in the State of New York.Currently, when suing many governmental defendants for discrimination, such as school districts, victims...
Thursday, December 08, 2022
08
Dec
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law. Now, nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to sexual assault disputes and sexual harassment disputes are unenforceable if they were agreed to before the dispute arises. According to the Act, a nondisclosure clause...
Monday, August 29, 2022
29
Aug
Washington
DC now has mandatory sexual harassment trainings from a 2018 law, the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act.
Under the law, covered employers’ primary
obligations include providing mandatory sexual harassment training to both
business operators & tipped employees.Other obligations require covered employers...
Thursday, March 31, 2022
31
Mar
The Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act passed the House on March 30, 2022 and now makes its way to the senate. If passed, the Act will require airlines, railroads, vessels, buses, and transit entities (e.g., Uber / Lyft) to establish "a formal policy with respect to transportation sexual...
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
08
Mar
On March 7, 2022, the NYS Senate joined the Assembly to pass a bill (now going to the Governor to be enacted), which establishes a hotline for complainants of workplace sexual harassment. The Bill's Justification explains that "[n]early 75% of all sexual harassment goes unreported," and it envisions that this toll-free...
Friday, March 04, 2022
04
Mar
Victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault can now proceed in a class action, with other victims, and can also litigate their case in court, individually or collectively, regardless of having previously executed an arbitration agreement. This is really important because powerful companies have traditionally forced...
Thursday, March 11, 2021
11
Mar
President Biden just established a Council to coordinate the Federal Government's efforts to advance gender equity and equality. In plain English, this counsel's mission is to combat sex discrimination by providing legislative and policy recommendations by September 24, 2021.Stay tuned. Equality is happening...
Monday, December 28, 2020
28
Dec
Back on October 11, 2019, the NYS Human Rights Law was modified with a new standard for actionable employment sex discrimination. The new standard was intended to align NYS more closely with the NYC Human Rights Law. The new standard is that conduct that exceeds "petty slights or trivial inconveniences" is actionable. As...
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,...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
29
Oct
In this #metoo movement, employers must know how to react when an employee gets accused of sexual harassment. Can employers just fire someone on the spot? Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich explain the answer in this short clip.
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Friday, October 11, 2019
11
Oct
The following provisions of the recently passed New York State law which provide additional protections for victims of harassment/discrimination based on any protected class (sex, race, religion, etc.) go into effect today:
1) As of today, the high "severe and pervasive" standard for establishing claims of...
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
08
Oct
The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments on three high profile cases today which will have a significant impact on LGBTQ rights in the workplace.
In the first two cases, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc.v. Zarda, the justices will determine whether Federal law prohibits...
Monday, September 09, 2019
09
Sep
Attention all employers / HR managers - you have 1 month left to complete your sexual harassment prevention training of all employees as required by Labor Law 201-g.
Failure to train = misdemeanor and exposure to lots of fines by the DOL.
Get your employees trained at sexualharassmenttrainingny.com...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
21
Aug
Attention Employers in New York State: Governor Cuomo signed bill S1040 into law extending protections against discrimination in the workplace to victims of domestic violence.
The new law prohibits an employer from hiring or firing an employee or otherwise discriminating against an employee in compensation, terms, conditions...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
13
Aug
Attention Employees - Have you faced inferior terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of your age, race, creed, color, national original, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic violence...
Monday, August 12, 2019
12
Aug
Effective October 1, 2019, Employers in Connecticut have new sexual harassment prevention obligations.
By way of Public Act No. 19-16, which amends General Statutes 46a-54(1)(15), now employers, with three or more employees, must:
Within three months of start date, provide information concerning illegality...
12
Aug
Attention Employers and HR!!!!
Cuomo signs sexual harassment law- as we first reported on June 19, 2019, A08421 passed both houses and now Cuomo has made it the law of the State of New York.
The legislation does the following:
Changes the severe or pervasive standard of harassment to a very low standard...
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
03
Jul
Jokes which previously did not rise to the level for discrimination in the State of New York because they weren't pervasive may now qualify for a claim. Learn how even non-employees can bring suit for being offended by sex jokes. It's time to get your sexual harassment training today at www.discriminationpreventiontr...
Thursday, June 20, 2019
20
Jun
Attention Business Owners and HR
Lieb Compliance has solved your immediate need to protect your company against the new NYS Workplace Harassment Standard - see below.
Alert: Workplace harassment / discrimination standard reduced to permit claims for acts only rising above "petty slights" or "trivial inconveniences."
Act...