In this issue:
Advice: Third-Party Sexual Harassment Claims
Myth or Fact: Discrimination Laws
Laws and Regulations: Federal and State
Webinars: On Demand!
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When a Third Party Claims Your Employee was Sexually Assaulted at Work
How would you handle a situation where a third party informs you that youremployee was sexually assaulted at work? One client dealt with this very issuewhen an employee’s boyfriend claimed a co-worker forced himself on thegirlfriend while at work. After talking with the woman, it was clear the male employee should be terminated. Or was it?*
*Based on a true story. Names and other details have been changed.
Is this statement a myth or fact?
Discrimination laws are for women and minorities.
Read on for the Employment Attorneys and HR Experts’ explanation.
FEDERAL UPDATES
EEOC Consolidates Power, Signaling Aggressive, ‘America First’ Agenda Enforcement
Reasonable Accommodation Lessons From the EEOC’s New Telework Guidance
Remote Control: When Employers Can Reject Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests
So, You Hired a Fraudulent Employee-Now What?
Untangling the Varying Requirements of State and Local Fair Workweek Laws
STATE UPDATES
Colorado
Colorado Implements Changes to Wage and Hour Rules for 2026
Maine
Maine Enacts Law Requiring Employers to Notify Employees AboutSurveillance Tools
New Jersey
New Jersey Dramatically Expands Job-Protected Family Leave and Benefits
NJ’s New Disparate Impact Rules Reinforce Employers’ Need forAntidiscrimination Vigilance
Pay Attention or Pay Up: A Costly Lesson in New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Noncompliance
New York
New York “Trapped at Work Act” Amended to Change Effective Date and Resolve Ambiguities
