The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance for preventing workplace harassment. Although the report was aimed at preventing harassment in the federal sector, the EEOC explicitly states that the practices detailed can also benefit...
The New York Division of Human Rights has released an updated Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy. The state requires that employers of all sizes use the model policy or one that is equivalent to it. The updated model policy is considerably longer than the last...
Employer Takeaways From the Speak Out Act On Nov. 16, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Speak Out Act, prohibiting courts from enforcing nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses between employers and their employees and independent contractors that...
New Law Establishes Hotline for Sexual Harassment Complaints On March 16, 2022, the state enacted a new law that requires the New York State Division of Human Rights (Division) to establish a toll-free hotline for individuals to make complaints of workplace sexual...
The state of New York requires all public and private employers to implement annual training, written sexual harassment prevention policies, and specific procedures that meet or exceed the standards outlined in a model notice provided by the NYS Department of Labor...