05 Dec 2023
Combat Human Trafficking in the Workplace
Human trafficking, often referred to as a form of modern-day slavery, impacts millions of people every year. If you need guidance on how to report and otherwise respond to suspected cases of human trafficking in the workplace, start with our Human Trafficking Policy.
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Practical Guidance Updates
Featuring the latest updates in practice trends and practical guidance from your Practical Guidance account.
- Labor & Employment Key Legal Development Tracker – keep up to date with key legal developments!
- New York: New York enacts the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which provides freelance workers being paid at least $800 for their services with the right to a written contract, timely and full payment, and protection from retaliation and discrimination. See 2023 N.Y. SB 5026.
- New York: New York amends its General Obligations Law to prohibit the following from settlements of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims:
A requirement to pay liquidated damages for violations of nondisclosure provisions- A requirement to forfeit settlement payments for violations of nondisclosure provisions
- An affirmative statement that the complainant was not subject to unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. See 2023 N.Y. SB 4516.
- New Practical Guidance Content
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- Check out our Practical Guidance Author Center! Learn about the 2000+ leading attorney authors contributing to our 26 practice areas, and find out how you can Become a Practical Guidance Author. Practical Guidance is committed to amplifying diverse voices of attorneys across all differences, including gender and race.
- Legal Developments provide the latest updates and analyses of emerging topics impacting your practice area. Visit the Legal Developments page to see the latest topics, which also include breaking legal news and related Practical Guidance content.
- Listen Up! The Practical Guidance and Law360 Podcasts Resource Kit features interviews with industry-leading attorneys on cutting edge issues in the law. For L&E-specific podcasts, see:
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- AI Regulations Hit New York City Podcast (Ryan Kurtz)
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