The group tasked by Chief Justice John Roberts with examining harassment in the federal judiciary found inappropriate conduct, while not pervasive, is also “not limited to a few isolated instances” and recommended sweeping changes to help ferret out wrongdoing, according ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — There’s a new proposal to overhaul government sexual harassment policies in New York state. The Senate’s Republican majority announced the measure Tuesday. Sponsored by Republican Sen. Catharine Young, the legislation would create a new, uniform policy ...

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This case involves allegations by the plaintiff that she was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her religion and national origin. The trial court granted summary judgment, but the Court of Appeals sent this case to the jury. ...

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A recent decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Freeman v. Dal-Tile Corp., serves as a reminder that employers can potentially be held liable not only for sexual or other harassment perpetrated by their own employees, but also ...

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ALBANY — The NFL is taking action to better protect gay players from harassment and discrimination as a result of meetings with the state’s attorney general. Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that the NFL will promote what he ...

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A downstate school district is liable under Title VI for being deliberately indifferent to the harassment suffered by a biracial student, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in affirming a $1 million judgment, Zeno v. Pine ...

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A Title VII retaliation plaintiff could not show that he suffered adverse employment actions after complaining about same-sex harassment by a supervisor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in affirming a judgment vacating a jury’s award ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Family Offense Harassment Beck v. Butler CAF 10-02459 Appealed from Family Court, Ontario County Background: The respondent appealed the determination that he committed a family offense. The petitioner alleged that the respondent had committed harassment in ...

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NEW YORK CITY — An aide to former New York Gov. David Paterson has reached a plea deal in a domestic violence case that touched off an evidence-tampering investigation and ultimately helped the governor decide to abandon his election bid.

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ALBANY — A gay teenager in upstate New York who had claimed he was relentlessly bullied by classmates while school administrators stood by settled his lawsuit Monday against the school district.

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Jury Selection ‘Batson’ Challenge People v. Newman KA 06-03665 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The defendant was convicted after a jury trial of third-degree assault as a hate crime and and second-degree harassment. At ...

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