New York City Law Requiring Employers to Engage in a “Cooperative Dialogue” for Accommodation Requests Takes Effect October 15, 2018

In the past year, both New York State and New York City have been active in amending their human rights laws. Most notably, both the city and state passed comprehensive anti-sexual harassment laws that require most employers to distribute anti-sexual harassment policies and to conduct annual anti-sexual harassment training of all employees. While these harassment laws have attracted much attention, the New York City Council passed a bill on December 19, 2017 that has flown under the radar even though it will have profound consequences for employers that operate in New York City.