Kerri Beatty

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with some minor changes to align with statutory language and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. The revised Form I-9 with an edition date of January 20, 2025 and an expiration date of May … Read more

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the New York Reproductive Health Bias Law’s requirement that New York State employers include a notice in their employee handbooks regarding the law’s prohibition on discrimination and retaliation based on employees’ or their dependent’s reproductive health care decisions. Specifically, the law prohibits discrimination based … Read more

On March 19, 2025, the Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued two assistance documents providing guidance on illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) in the workplace.  The two technical assistance documents are focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to DEI in the workplace.  The EEOC acknowledged that DEI is a broad term that … Read more

Recently, the New York Senate passed a bill which would enhance protections for all workers.  The No Severance Ultimatums Act would prohibit employers from delivering coercive severance ultimatums to employees and former employees reviewing severance agreements, and the goal is to provide employees ample time to review such agreements.  Specifically, the bill would require New … Read more

In the days following his inauguration, President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders, several of which related to and restricted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs within the federal government and for private employers.  A federal district court has now blocked several key provisions of those orders. On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed … Read more