N.Y. Sexual Harassment Regulations in Line for Zoom-Era Update

New York’s guidelines for dealing with sexual harassment—written before the pandemic made video a routine part of the workday—may get revised to help employers address the behavior of remote workers.

“We’re seeing seismic shifts in the way that we work in very short periods of time,” said Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, an employment attorney at Epstein Becker Green who works with employers and in-house counsel.

“It will be interesting to see if the Department of Labor takes a position on how these rules apply when the conduct is happening over Zoom from someone who’s not within New York State.”

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