Beginning March 18, 2018, public officers and employees in New York State may take paid leave to undertake cancer screening. This modifies earlier cancer screening leave laws that only applied to screening breast and prostate cancer. According to the bill sponsors: “The purpose of this legislation is to encourage people to be screened regularly for … Read more
On February 26, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws workplace discrimination because of “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin”. Unlike many state statutes, it does not specifically address sexual … Read more
On September 24, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, which continues to impose anti-discrimination and affirmative action requirements upon federal contractors. The Executive Order came just a year after Congress enacted (and President Johnson signed into law) the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of that act created the first national … Read more