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New Workplace Harassment Protections Become Law In New York New Workplace Harassment Protections Become Law In New York
New Workplace Harassment Protections Become Law In New York Employees in New York will be further protected from harassment under new legislation signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law “strengthens New York's anti-discrimination laws to ensure employees can seek justice and perpetrators will be held accountable by eliminating the restriction that harassment is ‘severe or pervasive’ in order to be legally actionable.” The legislation also mandates that all non-disclosure agreements allow employees to file a complaint of harassment or discrimination, and extends the statute of limitations for employment sexual harassment claims fil…