AI's rapid growth comes with significant risks, particularly the potential for unchecked discrimination. As a result, new laws may soon require mandatory audits and enhanced training to ensure compliance and fairness.In this New York Law Journal article, attorneys Andrew Lieb and Claudia Cannam outline the essential steps...
Friday, February 07, 2025
Tuesday, February 04, 2025
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On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that employers only need to prove that employees are exempt under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") by a "preponderance of the evidence" (more likely than not) to defeat a wage and hour claim. This decision replaces...
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Trump's Executive Order 14168 is set to cause a lot of discrimination lawsuits. On the one hand, the EO is a playbook for reverse discrimination and hostile environment claims by women because the EO claims that women have been victimized by transgender individuals claiming inclusion in womanhood. The EO states that...
Thursday, January 02, 2025
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Starting April 20, 2025, short-term rental hosts across NYS will be in for a rude awakening by way of A4130C. This law creates a statewide short-term rental registration requirement for owners, which is designed to facilitate the State in collecting occupancy taxes while tracking the hosts. To be clear, NYS is...
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NYC has clarified that it is illegal to discriminate in housing against applicants / occupants with criminal histories by way of Local Law 24, also known as the Fair Chance in Housing Act 2025, effective January 1, 2025. That said, it was already impliedly the law everywhere throughout the US as we...
Effective June 19, 2025, the New York State Fashion Workers Act, A05631E, will protect New York's 180,000 fashion industry professionals--models, influencers, photographers, and stylists--from their management company's exploitation through unfair pay, sexual abuse, harassment, and discrimination. Now, victims can...
Monday, December 16, 2024
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Starting on June 11, 2025, NY residential real estate purchasers will receive a new pamphlet, called "What Mortgage Applicants Need to Know," pursuant to A9686.This pamphlet is going to be created by the NYS Department of Financial Services and it will be available on the Department's Website - https://www.dfs.ny.gov/...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Victims of employment discrimination in New York will be well pressed to file for Workers' Compensation concerning any related emotional distress starting on January 1, 2025 or they will be very limited in recovering emotional distress damages as part of their discrimination claim.Specifically, Workers' Compensation Law...
Monday, December 09, 2024
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As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries, it also presents unique legal challenges, particularly in avoiding discriminatory practices embedded in AI systems. To help attorneys navigate these complexities, Lieb at Law Associate Claudia Cannam recently taught a 1-credit CLE course through Quimbee, titled...
Wednesday, December 04, 2024
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Sponsored by Ted Cruz, the Take It Down Act (S4569) has passed the Senate and heads to the House so that a newly inaugurated President Trump can protect women from online sexual harassment, including revenge porn. Is Trump 2.0 going to be the protector of women? He did say that he is the protector of women “whether...
