Eric G Hoffman

November 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Later this month, height and weight discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations will no longer be legal in New York City. This article examines the issues New York City employers and employment law practitioners can expect to grapple with under this new ordinance.

By Eric G. Hoffman

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February 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Given the recent dramatic expansion of New York Labor Law §740, New York's whistleblower law, to protect the reporting of virtually any violation of law, employers ought to revisit their approach to confidentiality and privacy issues specific to New York to ensure that they are not taking unnecessary risks.

By Eric G. Hoffman and Vera M. Iwankiw

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