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28Jun

New York State Legislature Lowers the Standards for Proving Unlawful Harassment, Passes Other Sweeping Changes to Harassment and Discrimination Laws

In response to mounting attention to the #MeToo movement, on June 19, 2019, the New York State Legislature passed Assembly Bill A8421 / Senate Bill 6577 (“Bill”), a measure that is even more far-reaching and, thus, potentially more consequential in...
By: Epstein Becker & Green
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-state-legislature-lowers-the-31746/

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