Disparate impact discrimination is "negligent" or "unintentional" discrimination. It occurs when an employer's facially neutral policy (e.g., a...
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New Hire Reports
Previously, employers hiring a new employee could simply report new hire information to the State by filing a Form W-4. Now, employers also must...
New York State Implements New Hire Reporting Requirements
As of July 15, 2011, New York employers must indicate in their quarterly wage reports and new hire reports whether health insurance is available for...
New Jersey Prohibits Practice of excluding Unemployed Individuals in Advertisements for Job Vacancies
Beginning June 2011, New Jersey employers are prohibited from knowingly or purposefully publishing (in print or on the Internet) an advertisement...
Massachusetts Creates Ban the Box and Negative Record Notice Laws
MA Prohibits Criminal History Questions on Applications On August 6, 2010, the Criminal Offender Record Information ("CORI") Reform Act was signed...
Illinois Passes Law Limiting Employer Use of Credit History
Effective January 1, 2011, Illinois employers will be prohibited from (1) inquiring about an applicant's or employee's credit history, (2) ordering...
HIRE Act Provides Employers with Two New Tax Benefits
The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, enacted March 18, 2010, provides employers who hire certain previously unemployed or...
New York to Require Written Notice of Pay to New Hires
Effective October 26, 2009, employers in New York must provide newly-hired employees with written notice of their rate of pay, rate of overtime pay...
Victims of Domestic Violence Protected Under NY Law
Victims of Domestic Violence Protected Under NY Law New York State Human Rights Law Section 296, which applies to employers with at least four (4)...
Greater Restrictions Placed on Employer’s Use of Background Screening
New York State Executive Law (the “Human Rights Law”) Section 296(16) has been amended to prohibit employers from inquiring into or making adverse...
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