UPDATE – The Act was amended on February 14, 2025 to, among other things: (i) afford retail employers until June 2, 2025 to implement and administer the workplace violence prevention policy and training required by the Act; and (ii) modify the panic button requirement such that employers with more than 500 employees statewide must provide
New York State Releases Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Training
The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released its long-awaited updated model sexual harassment prevention policy that addresses issues such as gender identity, remote work, and bystander intervention. As we previously reported, the DOL published proposed changes to the model policy in January of this year, and the updated policy largely mirrors
December 31, 2020 Deadline Looms for Illinois Employers to Conduct Sexual Harassment Training
As we have previously noted, effective January 1, 2020, the Illinois Human Rights Act requires Illinois employers to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training by December 31, 2020, and on at least an annual basis thereafter. Such training must comport with the minimum requirements established by the Illinois Department of Human Rights’ (“IDHR”)
New Jersey to Consider Mandatory Anti-Harassment Training and Other Significant Expansions of the NJ Law Against Discrimination
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has unveiled a sweeping legislative proposal regarding harassment in the workplace, as well as in housing, public accommodations, and business relationships. The proposal would amend the NJ Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) in numerous significant ways.
The proposed legislation to a large extent mirrors that which has been introduced in several