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NYS Employers: Updated Sexual Harassment Postings and Policies Are Required!

By Delores Chichi and Fanny Ferdman on July 22, 2022 Posted in Policies

Employers should be aware that New York state has passed a law that requires employers to reference an established hotline in any material – including handbooks, policies and workplace postings – they post or provide to employees regarding sexual harassment. The hotline is intended to enable individuals experiencing workplace harassment to receive pro bono counsel … Continue Reading

New Chicago Sexual Harassment Prevention Requirements Go Into Effect

By Bonnie Keane DelGobbo on July 14, 2022 Posted in Harassment

Chicago’s new sexual harassment prevention ordinance went into effect this month, imposing significant new obligations on Chicago employers. The ordinance requires employers to have a written policy prohibiting sexual harassment that includes an expanded definition of sexual harassment, a statement that sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting sexual harassment are illegal in Chicago, examples of … Continue Reading

Only Two Weeks Remaining for Connecticut Employers to Meet Their Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

By Priya Amin on April 6, 2021 Posted in Harassment

The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) recently extended the deadline for employers to complete sexual harassment training as required under the Time’s Up Act (the Act). Employers are not required to request this extension; it is a blanket extension to April 19, 2021*. The Act, which went into effect on Oct. 1, … Continue Reading

Panic Buttons for New Jersey Hotel Housekeepers

By Amanda Van Hoose Garofalo on June 12, 2019 Posted in Harassment, New Jersey

On June 11, Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., signed into law legislation that will require hotels that have 100 or more guest rooms to provide their housekeepers and room service employees with panic buttons effective January 2020. Panic buttons have gained widespread attention as a result of the #MeToo movement – the idea being that a … Continue Reading

New York State Sexual Harassment Guidance Finalized

By Amanda Van Hoose Garofalo and Amy J. Traub on October 2, 2018 Posted in Harassment, New York

UPDATE – On Oct. 1, 2018, the state of New York released final guidance on the anti-sexual harassment measures that were passed in the 2018-2019 New York state budget. Perhaps the most important (and welcomed) change in the guidance is that employers now have until Oct. 9, 2019, to provide employees with the mandated training.… Continue Reading