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HR Alert: NIH Directive Struck Down As Unlawful

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In a scathing ruling from the bench today, United States District Judge William G. Young of Massachusetts struck down a directive from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminating billions in federal research grants....

HR Alert: LGBTQ+ Rights in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 5, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As most of us know, it’s unlawful for an employer to discriminate against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This is true in both public and private workplaces in the United States. Yet LGBTQ+ employees...

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HR Alert: Title VII and Gender Stereotypes

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 30, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’ve been keeping up with our Pride Month series, you know that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ+ workers. You may have some questions about gender stereotypes. It’s...

HR Alert: Title VII and Pronouns

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 29, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’ve been keeping up with our series, you know that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on, among other things, sexual orientation or transgender status. You may be wondering...

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HR Alert: What Types of Discriminatory Employment Actions Does Title VII Prohibit?

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 28, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

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What is Title VII and Which LGBTQ+ Workers Does it Cover?

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 18, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 1 Comment

Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or transgender status. Continue Reading What is Title VII and Which LGBTQ+ Workers Does it Cover?

HR Alert: Calendar These Dates! Governor Cuomo Signed Additional Employee Protections Into Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 13, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed legislation that overhauls the New York State Human Rights Law. The following are key changes employers need to know about right now, along with their effective dates. Effective immediately: ...

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...

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