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
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”. The stated purpose of the Order is to defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and … Read more
The new Trump administrative has issued a flurry of executive orders. One recent executive order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” applies directly to private employers. This order criticizes various public and private sector entities for adopting and using “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences under the guise of so-called ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ … Read more
The new Trump administrative has issued a flurry of executive orders. One recent executive order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” applies directly to private employers. This order criticizes various public and private sector entities for adopting and using “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences under the guise of so-called ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ … Read more
New York City has recently amended the law which requires employers to provide lactation accommodations to employees. Under the current law, employers must provide a lactation room where employees can pump/express breast milk, and reasonable time to pump/express breast milk. Employers are also required to have a written lactation policy that meets certain requirements under the law and … Read more
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