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The NYC Commission on Human Rights is a government organization tasked with the interpretation and enforcement of New York City’s Human Rights Law. NYC Admin. Code Title 8, §8-101. The commission’s purpose is to “eliminate and prevent discrimination . . . in employment, public accommodation, housing and other real estate.” Id. In February of 2019, […]
As of October 15, 2018, all New York City employers are now required to engage in a “cooperative dialogue” when an employee requests a reasonable accommodation, whether for disability-related, religious or any other reason covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The employer will be required to document the process. Under the NYCHRL, reasonable […]
Employers in New York State are now required to maintain a written sexual harassment policy, and to provide annual training to employees, pursuant to a new provision, New York Labor Law § 201-g. The policy went into effect October 9, 2018. The model sexual harassment prevention policy must: state that sexual harassment is prohibited; provide […]
1) Does the privilege apply only to an employee of the corporation or can it apply to an independent contractor. The court in Blake v. Batmasian, 2018 WL 3829803 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 9, 2018), in concluding that the privilege could apply to either an employee or to an independent contractor, quoted In re Bieter Co., 16 F.3d […]