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Employment Law

DOL increases penalties for labor and immigration violations

07/15/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has increased the price tag for employers that violate wage-and-hour, safety and immigration laws.

Consider cutting disabled worker a little slack

07/15/2016
Sometimes, the right way to handle an otherwise dischargeable offense is with leniency.

In harassment cases, consider transfer to cut risk of continuing liability

07/15/2016
Employees who have been sexually harassed or experienced other forms of discrimination over several years may be able to rely on the so-called continual violation doctrine to extend the period of time they have to sue.

Jealousy over affair isn’t sex discrimination

07/14/2016
Romantic relationships at work can spark all sorts of problems, from sexual harassment claims to discrimination. But not every negative consequence of a workplace romance is grounds for litigation, even if one or both paramours ends up being fired.

Unions call 87% fewer strikes than they did 25 years ago

07/14/2016
A study by the pro-union, nonprofit Century Foundation found that only 103 strikes were called in 2014, lasting an average of 35 days.

Two new HR issues in N.Y.: Association bias & disloyal employees

07/08/2016
There have been two recent developments in New York of particular interest to HR professionals.

NYC human rights commission recognizes 31 genders

07/08/2016
The list includes terms such as “androgynous,” “gender bender,” “gender gifted,” “third sex” and “pangender.”

Fired Muslim cop sues NYPD over beard ultimatum

07/08/2016
A 10-year veteran of the New York Police Department is suing after being fired for refusing to shave his beard.

Supreme Court decision may mean fewer regs

07/08/2016
On June 20, the United States Supreme Court concluded that a U.S. Department of Labor regulation on exempt status was so “procedurally defective” that judicial “deference is not warranted.”

EEOC settles landmark sexual orientation case

07/08/2016
Lesbian former employee sued saying she had been harassed because of her sexual orientation and fired in retaliation for complaining about it.