Employment Discrimination Archives - Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP

Dec 13, 2022 Employment Discrimination

New York City Delays Enforcement of Artificial Intelligence Bias Law Until April 15, 2023

As we previously explained, New York City enacted a law governing employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (“AEDT”). Under the law, which takes effect January 1, 2023, New York City employers may not use an...

Mar 31, 2022 Employment Discrimination

NYC Posts Guidance Regarding Upcoming Salary Transparency Requirements For Job Advertisements

New York City recently released guidance concerning its new requirement that New York City employers with four or more employees (or one or more domestic workers) include a good faith salary range for every advertised job....

Mar 24, 2022 Employment Discrimination

President Biden Signs New Law Banning Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R.4445 – the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“the Act”), passed by the House on February 7, 2022, and the Senate on...

Mar 12, 2020 Employment Discrimination

Because of Sex: Whether Title VII Protects Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Can an employee be fired for being gay? Transgender? The U.S. Supreme Court will answer those related, yet distinct, questions in the upcoming term. Read more...

Feb 27, 2020 Employment Discrimination

New York City Employers Must Provide Sexual Harassment Training to Independent Contractors and Freelancers Under a Recent Expansion of the New York City Human Rights Law

New York City employers must now ensure that their independent contractors and freelancers are trained regarding the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace, in light of a recent expansion of the New York City Human...

Feb 20, 2020 Employment Discrimination

New York State Prohibits Discrimination Based Upon Reproductive Health Decisions

Following in the footsteps of New York City, which enacted a law earlier this year prohibiting discrimination based on sexual and reproductive health decisions (as previously reported here), New York State has passed its own...

Feb 10, 2020 Employment Discrimination

New Federal Fair Chance Act Prohibits Federal Contractors from Inquiring About or Seeking Criminal History from an Applicant Before a Conditional Offer of Employment is Made

On December 20, 2019, the president signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (“Fair Chance Act” or “the Act”). The Fair Chance Act...

Oct 16, 2019 Employment Discrimination

New York and California Enact Laws Clarifying Protections Against Discrimination Based on Hair Style or Texture Associated with Race

The Governors of California and New York recently signed bills which clarify that state law prohibits discrimination based on hair style or texture associated with race. Both laws prohibit discrimination based on “traits...

Oct 16, 2019 Employment Discrimination

New York State Legislature Expands Protections Against Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Under New York Law

UPDATE: On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed this new bill into law. The alert below has been updated to reflect the dates that the various sections of the new law will take effect. The New York State Legislature...

Sep 24, 2019 Employment Discrimination

California Extends Employers’ Deadline to Institute Expanded Sexual Harassment Training

On August 30, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to amend California Government Code Section 12950.1, thereby extending California employers’ deadline to conduct most sexual harassment training required...

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