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New York employers face imminent sexual harassment changes

10/17/2018
The New York State Department of Labor and Division of Human Rights has issued model sexual harassment policy and training guidelines to help employers comply with the new sexual harassment legislation.

Snapshot: EEOC monetary awards for sexual harassment

10/16/2018
Last year, the EEOC dramatically increased the amount of money collected for victims of sexual harassment.

Religious objections thwart flu shot mandate

10/11/2018
Employers should be mindful that some employees may object on religious grounds to being vaccinated. Mishandling that scenario could result in an employee lawsuit.

Staffing agency sued for ‘perceived as disabled’ bias

10/10/2018
Multinational staffing agency Adecco faces an EEOC lawsuit alleging one of its offices in northwestern Pennsylvania violated the ADA when it failed to place a disabled applicant in the position he sought.

Minimum wage for federal contractors goes up in 2019

10/10/2018
Effective Jan. 1, 2019, employers performing work on federal contracts must pay workers $10.60 per hour.

Court gives go-ahead to cultural bias case

10/10/2018
Treating individuals differently based on cultural bias can backfire for foreign corporations with a presence in the United States.

Facebook comments don’t create hostile environment

10/10/2018
A woman who sued her employer over Facebook comments has lost her hostile environment lawsuit.

Employees of companies doing business with Pennsylvania have whistleblower protection

10/10/2018
Some private employers have been arguing that the services they provide are not for or to a public body. Therefore, they argue, they can’t be sued for punishing whistleblowing employees. A federal court has concluded that reasoning is wrong.

Public employees’ ordinary work complaints aren’t protected by the First Amendment

10/10/2018
Public employees have limited First Amendment rights to speak out about matters of public importance. That doesn’t include simple workplace gripes.

Not yet eligible for FMLA? Consider offering intermittent leave as ADA accommodation

10/10/2018
While we usually associate intermittent leave with the FMLA, occasional time off may also be a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.