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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York recently reversed a $150,000 jury award in a sexual harassment case, finding that the complained of conduct did not rise to the level of an actionable hostile...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that an employee who submits to her supervisor’s unwelcome sexual advances suffers a “tangible employment action,” with the result that the...

On June 24, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) applied an invalid standard in finding that an employer committed an unfair labor practice by bringing an...

The California Legislature is considering several bills that would drastically change the manner in which employment disputes are resolved in the state. The Assembly Judiciary Committee recently proposed a six-bill package...

On June 10, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and ruled that employers may assert a “direct threat to self” defense to claims under the...

Westchester County, located north of New York City and the site of the headquarters of many major companies, has adopted a Human Rights Law, expanding the legal protections afforded to employees and applicants for employment...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), employers are not obligated to accommodate disabled applicants or employees who, even with accommodation, would be unable to perform the essential functions of...

A recently-enacted California law imposes new restrictions on the use of Social Security numbers for identification purposes. The legislation (“SB 168”) aims to combat identity theft with a two-pronged approach...

Effective May 7, 2022, private sector New York employers must provide notice to employees if they monitor employees’ telephones, emails, and/or internet access/usage (“employee communications”). The new law (the...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 29, 2002, that the ADA does not pre-empt employers’ seniority systems. US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett, 00-1250, 535 U.S. __ (2002). Thus, an employer is not ordinarily required to...