Kerri Beatty Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 2, 2019 On February 18, 2019, the New York City Commission of Human Rights announced that the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) will now protect against discrimination on the basis of hair. The NYCHRL generally prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of age, alienage/citizenship, … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 1, 2019 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). The new law will amend the New York Human Rights Law to add gender identity and expression as a protected class under the law and will prohibit discrimination on … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on January 25, 2019 Effective March 18, 2019, Sections 8-102 and 8-107(22) of the New York City Administrative Code will be amended to require employers in New York City with four or more employees to (1) provide a designated lactation rooms for employees and (2) implement a lactation room accommodation … Read more
On December 20, 2018, the New York City Council voted to prohibit employment discrimination based on an individual’s reproductive health choices. The Council approved an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) which will add “sexual and reproductive health decisions” to the list of protected classes under the law. The amendment will … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 17, 2018 As we previously reported, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued its first round of proposed regulations in September 2017, which were not adopted. Thereafter, at Governor Andrew Cuomo’s direction, public hearings were held on employee scheduling concerns. The NYSDOL used these hearings … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 9, 2018 Recently, the Restrict Information Regarding Salary and Earnings (the “RISE” Act) was passed by the Suffolk County legislature which will ban employers from inquiring about the salary history of prospective employees. The RISE Act amends the Suffolk County Human Rights Law which applies to employers … Read more