Does your human resources department deal with love contracts? If you think this is a crazy question, then you probably haven’t gone down this road before. But these are real legal documents that some companies use when co-workers become involved in romantic relationships. Love contracts (or office relationship contracts) have never been overly commonplace. And … Read more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has postponed the filing period for 2018 EEO-1 surveys. Employers usually must file these annual reports by March 31st. However, this year’s deadline will be May 31, 2019, as a result of the recent federal government shutdown. Who Must File a 2018 EEO-1? Private employers with 100+ employees must … Read more
On January 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment to State law banning employment discrimination based on gender identity or expression. This action codifies employee protections that were arguably already in place through New York Division of Human Rights regulations. The New York State Assembly had passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act … Read more