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Nathaniel M. Glasser, Keisha-Ann G. Gray, Steven D. Hurd; Proskauer Rose LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 21, 2013 On April 26, 2013, the Second Circuit held that New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") claims must be analyzed separately from federal and state discrimination claims and that the severe or pervasive standard of liability no longer applies to NYCHRL claims. Mihalik v. Credit Agricole...
| | Office of Civil Rights Distinguishes Between Sexual Harassment and Hostile Environment for Purposes of Title IX
Derek T. Teeter; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 21, 2013 Recently, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for the U.S. Department of Education issued commentary further illustrating OCR’s aggressive enforcement of the prohibition on sex discrimination specified in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The commentary makes clear that OCR considers...
| | Puerto Rico Moves Closer to Prohibiting Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 20, 2013 The Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has approved a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the public and private sectors. Senate Bill No. 238 includes an amendment to Puerto Rico’s Anti-Discrimination Statute, Act No. 100 of June 30,...
| | Know The Law: If DOMA is Overturned?
Elizabeth A. Lahey; McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Q: Several of my New Hampshire employees have same-sex spouses. If the United States Supreme Court overturns DOMA, how will that change their benefits structure?
| | Colorado Expands Remedies for Workplace Discrimination Claims
Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2013, previously published on May 17, 2013 Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed legislation that greatly expands remedies available to employees bringing workplace discrimination claims under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”). Under the Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 2013 (HB 1136),...
| | Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal Allows Transsexual Woman to Marry Man
Kenneth Choy; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) recently addressed the question: Who is a 'woman' for the purpose of marriage? The landmark case is W v. The Registrar of Marriages, FACV 4 0f 2012. W is in her 30's. Having viewed herself as a female since early age, she was diagnosed with gender identity...
| | OCR Announces Free HIPAA Omnibus Rule Webinars
Stephanie D. Willis; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 16, 2013 The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) are co-sponsoring four upcoming webinars to help smaller health care providers feeling overwhelmed by the 138-page HIPAA Omnibus Rule better understand HIPAA compliance and enforcement topics. The...
| | Ambulance Service Failed in Duty to Accommodate
Earl Phillips; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 10, 2013 The BC Ambulance Service failed in its duty to accommodate a paramedic who could no longer palpate a pulse because of his mulitple sclerosis. The employee’s manager was also held personally responsible.
| | Third Circuit Extends Shareholder/Director "Employee" Test In Title VII To Business Entities That Are Not Professional Corporations
Emily J. Bordens, Jed L. Marcus; Bressler, Amery & Ross A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 9, 2013 Recently, in Mariotti v. Mariotti Building Products, Inc., No. 11-3148 (3d Cir. Apr. 29, 2013), the Third Circuit was faced with whether a corporate officer/shareholder was considered an “employee” and, thus, had standing to sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
| | Small Colorado Employers Face Higher Damages for Discrimination Claims
Holland Hart LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 Small businesses beware: your employees now have more incentive to sue you. As of January 1, 2015, employees can recover compensatory and punitive damages for employment discrimination claims against businesses that employ between one to fourteen people under Colorado's Job Protection and Civil...
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