Company policies, procedures, and training might need to be updated in light of the new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance. For the first time in 30 years, guidance on workplace harassment was updated to have protections for LGBTQ+ employees. And although this isn’t a governing law, the guidance is still useful for employers to know […]
California has joined in the fight against sexual harassment in the workplace, enacting new regulations and laws that will take effect in 2019. In September of 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed four new bills into law, a major step in the right direction following the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Employers should keep themselves up […]
With the overwhelming participation in the #MeToo movement and the increasing national media coverage of sexual harassment claims and allegations, both New York State and New York City have passed a package of laws aimed at combating sexual harassment in the workplace. On Thursday, August 23, 2018, New York State released draft model sexual harassment […]
