In April 2019, a federal judge ruled that all employers required to file the annual EEO-1 report must include 2018 compensation data by September 30, 2019. The court ruling left some open questions for employers regarding the EEO-1 compensation data requirements. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has answered some of those questions, as … Read more
Most agree that all bullying is inappropriate, but is workplace bullying unlawful? Technically, it usually isn’t. While physical attacks are illegal, mere insults, shouting, generating rumors, or giving “the cold shoulder” typically are not enough to produce a valid legal claim. However, there are some notable exceptions. Under certain laws, bullying may be a basis … Read more
On February 18, 2019, the New York City Commission on Human Rights released enforcement guidance about discrimination based on hair. “Hair discrimination” is not per se illegal under either New York State or New York City law. However, this guidance notes that race discrimination, especially anti-black discrimination, takes many explicit and implicit forms. Thus, the … Read more