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Harassment
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Employment Law Watch
California privacy, harassment and discrimination considerations during the coronavirus outbreak
By Michele Haydel Gehrke, Ronnie Shou
In addition to considerations under federal law and California’s wage and hour laws, California employers should consider privacy, harassment and discrimination laws that are unique to California. California laws tend…
Law and the Workplace
New Jersey to Consider Mandatory Anti-Harassment Training and Other Significant Expansions of the NJ Law Against Discrimination
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has unveiled a sweeping legislative proposal regarding harassment in the workplace, as well as in housing, public accommodations, and business relationships. The proposal would amend…
New York Labor & Employment Law Blog
New York Human Rights Law Now Applies to All Employers
The New York Human Rights Law has long prohibited employers from engaging in unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees. It has historically applied only to employers with four or more…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Dating in the Workplace: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, If Coworkers Date, You Might Be Sued
This blog post originally appeared in February 2016 and was revised in February 2020. With Valentine’s Day upon us, cupid may have left a few arrows in the workplace. People…
New York Labor & Employment Law Blog
Confidentiality of Discrimination and Harassment Settlements in New York
In the last two years, the New York legislature has passed numerous changes to state laws about confidentiality provisions in workplace discrimination and harassment settlement agreements. These laws are an…
Lawyers on Strike
Weinstein Roger Stone Ke$ha/Dr. Luke Narrative Redux
By John Regan
Apparently Weinstein’s lawyer is a “#MeToo Skeptic”. This designation, we assume, is a Bad Thing in the narrative. If the casting couch is now a criminal matter instead of just…
California Workplace Law Blog
Can We See an Instant Replay? Video Evidence Affirmed to Support Finding of No Harassment
By Clarisse C. Petersen, Kaveh S. Hosseini
The California Court of Appeal, in its recent decision in Schmidt, et al. v. Superior Court, County of Ventura 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 54 (January 22, 2020), affirmed the trial…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
New Wave of California Laws Enter 2020
By Debra Urteaga, Emily Burkhardt Vicente
With the new year comes newly-enacted laws in California. Governor Gavin Newsom signed several new laws during the last legislative session, which went into effect January 1, 2020. Is your…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
“Stay Home and Bake Cookies!”
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Being female in a traditionally dominated male workplace can be tough. Several industries such as fire and police departments, automative services, and construction crews have long…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
The Time Is Now for Employers in Illinois to Abide by New Laws
By Kevin Cloutier, Shawn D. Fabian, Mikela Sutrina
The New Year brings new laws for Illinois employers. Some laws go into effect this Summer, while others are effective as of this month. For employers who have not yet…