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HR Alert: Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Claims

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 26, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

For employers, disability discrimination lawsuits often can be tricky to navigate. Today we’re providing some context around the legal standards involved with disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuits as well...

HR Alert: NY’s Pay Equity Law Now In Effect

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 11, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment. 1 Comment

Effective October 8, 2019, New York Labor Law § 194 prohibits employers from paying employees who are a member of a protected class less than employees outside of that protected class to perform the same or substantially similar...

Recent Legislation Expands Liability for New York Public Schools

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 5, 2019. Posted in Charter Schools, Compliance, Litigation.

On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed new legislation that expands the New York State Human Rights Law (Executive Law § 292). The law previously applied to education corporations, and it now applies more broadly to “educational...

HR Alert: Don’t Ask About Salary History (& Other New Employee Protections in New York)

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 12, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 1 Comment

Effective January 6, 2020, New York employers no longer may rely on a prospect’s salary history to determine his or her pay. Governor Cuomo signed bills into law with this and other employee protections during the U.S....

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Tag: protected class

HR Alert: Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Claims

HR Alert: NY’s Pay Equity Law Now In Effect

Recent Legislation Expands Liability for New York Public Schools

HR Alert: Don’t Ask About Salary History (& Other New Employee Protections in New York)