The face of “affirmative action” further changed for federal government contractors as of September 21, 2026. Notwithstanding the elimination of Executive Order 11246 in January 2025, federal government contractors continue to have ongoing obligations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation
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The Levy Employment Law Blog, published by Levy Employment Law, LLC, focuses on employment law topics from an employee relations perspective. It covers workplace investigations, employment policies and agreements, and responses to administrative agency charges related to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour issues. The blog discusses legal compliance, workplace accommodations, and evolving regulations affecting employers and employees, particularly in New York and Connecticut. It also addresses practical implications of employment law changes, workplace culture alignment, and strategies to prevent litigation. The content reflects the firm's experience in employment law counseling and workplace dispute resolution without handling litigation directly.
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October 1 Brought Connecticut Employers Many New Laws
By Tracey Levy
Employment law changes usually happen singularly or in small clusters, which enables an attentive organization to track and implement them, and also limits the legal exposure if an employer is slow to respond to one particular change. Things are different…
New Trend of AI Boosted Complaints Adds Complexity to Workplace Investigations
Back in fall 2026, it was just the start of a trend – a few employee complaints I was investigating that had exploded in length thanks to telltale signs of an “AI-boost”. Fast forward nine months and not only the…
Workplace Investigations: Was that Comment a Compliment – or an Insult?
By Tracey Levy
How does emotional pain impact the way employees perceive their workplace interactions? How well does anyone block it and where does it seep through? Setting the Stage I have been reflecting on those questions in layers over recent months. On a professional level, I regularly see…
What Do You Do When You Realize That You Made a Bad Hire?
By Tracey Levy
Despite the best laid plans and intentions, most employers at some point encounter a new hire who they realize was a bad choice. The job description may have been clearly aligned with the responsibilities, the interviewing process may have been…
NYS Law Restricts Employer Background Checks
By Tracey Levy
When the internet and AI put so much data at our fingertips, it can seem quaint to think that there would be limits on the information that individuals can access with regard to job applicants and employees. Recent amendments to New York State’s Fair Credit Reporting Act thereby serve as…
Federal Contractors Should Take Seriously Newest Trump Executive Order on DEI
By Tracey Levy
Fourteen months after launching a full-throttled attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) as “unlawful,” which prompted multiple lawsuits, injunctive actions, and stalled enforcement initiatives, the Trump administration issued a new, comparatively restrained Executive Order on March 26, 2026, that specifically…
Workplace Investigations: Why Investigate?
By Tracey Levy
Workplace investigations are not – or should not be – simply about helping an organization limit or avoid liability. The simple act of conducting an investigation cannot achieve that. Why? Because the investigation can only reveal whether there is a…
Even if Unintended, Businesses Can Be Liable for Discrimination in New York and New Jersey
By Tracey Levy
Countering a Trump Executive Order issued last spring, New York and New Jersey have each declared that the states’ laws against discrimination prohibit both overt, intentional discrimination, and behaviors that have the effect of discriminating against individuals based on a…
New and “Improved” NYS Trapped at Work Act Lets Employees “Take the Bag and Run”
By Tracey Levy
Employers that invest in their employees – with sign-on bonuses, relocation assistance, visa or green card sponsorship, or tuition reimbursement programs – want to ensure that the favor is returned, that the employee will stay for some period of time. …