On July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases addressing employers’ religious freedoms in very different contexts: one concerning whether religious school teachers could challenge adverse employment decisions in court, and one concerning rules permitting employers to assert religious and conscientious objections to a federal mandate to include contraceptive coverage in their
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A Hair Raising Update to NYC Employment Discrimination Laws
By David Mitchell & Maria Benvenuto on
On February 18, 2019, the NYC Commission on Human Rights issued guidance and announced that the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) will now protect against a new class of discrimination – hair. The NYCHRL generally prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of age, alienage/citizenship, color, disability, gender, gender identity, marital/partnership status, national…
New York City Salary History Ban Now in Effect
By David Mitchell & Michael E. DeLarco on
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The day has finally arrived. Yesterday, on October 31, 2017, a new law took effect prohibiting public and private employers of any size in New York City from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history and/or relying on an applicant’s salary history to determine compensation for that applicant during the hiring process. The New York…