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Further restrictions on New York City employers’ ability to take adverse action against applicants or employees based on their criminal history are on the horizon. The New York City Council just passed a bill which will significantly expand the scope of the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA). If enacted, the bill would impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to take any adverse action against an applicant or current employee based on pending criminal charges or arrests currently not covered by the FCA and will also extend the FCA to cover current employees convicted of a crime while employed. After passing the council on December 10, the legislation now goes to Mayor DeBlasio, who signed the FCA into law in 2015. Mayor DeBlasio has 30 days to sign, veto, or take no action on the legislation. Given his prior support for legislation in this area and other workers’ rights laws, the mayor is not expected to vet
Fox News Contributor Britt McHenry s Harassment Suit Against Co-Host Survives Dismissal
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A New York federal judge found McHenry has adequately pleaded unusually crude and clumsy sexual advances.
Britt McHenry s sexual harassment and retaliation suit against her former co-host Tyrus and Fox News will move forward, though a New York federal company has dismissed her claims against its parent company and other colleagues.
McHenry in December 2019 sued her co-host and the network, along with its parent company Fox Corporation and three other employees. She says Tyrus, whose legal name is George Murdoch (no relation to Rupert), made unwanted sexual advances and sent her inappropriate texts while they worked together on
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On December 10, 2020, the New York City Council passed bill Int. 1314-A, which significantly expands the scope of New York City’s “ban-the-box” law, the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA). The bill would impose significant restrictions on an employer’s ability to take adverse action against a job applicant or current employee based on pending criminal charges or arrests, or convictions arising during employment. The amendments would also prohibit asking for or considering adjournments in contemplation of dismissal
1 or non-criminal violations
2 in employment decisions.
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio has 30 days, or until January 9, 2020, to sign, veto or take no action on the legislation. If no action is taken within 30 days, the amendments become law.
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