7/3/2025 3:37:07 PM UK employment law reform roadmap published – buckle up for the ride By Carl De Cicco Alison Heaton When labour came into power last summer, they promised employment law reform as a priority. Dubbed the biggest shake-up of employment...
1/30/2025 5:14:32 PM Analyzing President Trump’s executive orders on harassment: Implications and reactions By Cindy Minniti Mark Goldstein Brianna Schmid On December 13, 2024, we wrote on several policies implemented by the Biden administration that were likely to be rolled back, qualified,...
10/7/2024 4:14:17 PM New duty to prevent sexual harassment: 12 things UK employers need to know By David Ashmore Sophie Timmins The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 comes into force on 26 October 2024, introducing a new duty for employers...
4/30/2024 8:53:33 PM EEOC issues long-awaited enforcement guidance on workplace harassment By James Holt Veronica Miclot On April 29, 2024 – for the first time in more than twenty years – the EEOC issued its long-awaited updated Enforcement Guidance on...
12/19/2023 8:48:48 PM Reminder to New York employers: Amendments to nondisclosure rules will require updates to separation and settlement agreements By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Victoria Jaus During the height of the #MeToo movement, New York lawmakers passed a host of workplace-related legislation. This included adoption of...
3/18/2022 11:37:54 AM New York enacts two bills expanding employee protections under the state’s anti-discrimination statute By Alexandra Manfredi Mallory McCarthy Mark Goldstein As we previously reported, the New York State Senate recently passed a handful of significant employment-related bills. On March 16,...
3/14/2022 3:49:48 AM Biden signs federal law restricting sexual harassment and assault arbitration By Alexandra Manfredi Christopher Bouriat Mallory McCarthy Mark Goldstein +1 more... Show less On March 3, President Joe Biden signed into law one of the most significant modifications ever made to federal arbitration law. Known as...
2/15/2022 10:49:38 PM Congress passes bill prohibiting sexual harassment and assault arbitration By Veronica Miclot Christopher Bouriat On February 7, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 4445, which would modify the Federal Arbitration Act by...
9/16/2021 9:33:45 PM Overview of several new workplace laws Texas employers should know about following the recent legislative sessions By Paulo McKeeby Michael Lombardino The Texas Legislature has been quite busy over the most recent regular and two specially-called legislative sessions. It adjourned its...
9/2/2021 4:03:59 PM Practical steps to ensure compliance with Texas’ robust new sexual harassment laws By Emily Harbison Michael Lombardino Jessyka Linton On July 6, 2021, we released a blog post on Texas’ new sexual harassment laws, which became effective September 1, 2021. These laws...
8/4/2021 10:04:37 AM Overview of the governments’ ‘Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace: government response’ By Carl De Cicco Jonathan Lord The UK government’s long awaited response to its 2018 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace has now been published. In this...
7/6/2021 5:01:26 PM Attention Texas employers: Starting September 2021, companies with just one employee—as well as individual supervisors and coworkers can be liable for sexual harassment By Paulo McKeeby Michael Lombardino Amanda Brown The effects of the #MeToo movement for employers continue with Governor Abbott recently signing two new bills into law (effective...
7/27/2020 9:00:40 PM Illinois releases guidance regarding reporting rule for sexual harassment and discrimination judgments By Jill Vorobiev Adam Weiner On July 14, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) released guidance for employers regarding the state’s new “adverse...
4/30/2020 12:54:25 AM Illinois releases model sexual harassment training By Jill Vorobiev Adam Weiner On April 28, 2020, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) released its model Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, providing...