Retaliation in New York City
Right now I am working on a case that involves New York City's anti-retaliation law. This law was recently amended to expand it's protection of employees who report or file an employment discrimination or sexual harassment claim. Check out our website to see a video of a typical retaliation case.
The goal of the amended City law is to encourage employees to report and prosecute civil rights violations at work. The City law prohibits employers from taking any type of adverse action that might reasonably deter a person from reporting civil rights violations. This is a very broad law that appears to outlaw virtually any type of retaliatory conduct by employers. This marks a real expansion of anti-retaliation law. In the past, anti-retaliation laws required some kind of substantial retaliatory conduct such as a demotion, reduction in pay or even termination of employment. Now, almost any kind of retaliatory conduct is prohibited. This is good for New York City employees and bad for employers. At our law firm, retaliation cases are fast becoming our favorite cases.
