In the wake of the #MeToo movement, both New York State and New York City have passed a package of laws aimed at combatting sexual harassment.  Each of these laws applies to employers of all sizes – even those with only one employee. Below are the top five takeaways for New York employers.

Notifying Employees of the Sexual Harassment Policy

By Sept. 6, New York City employers must display a poster in English and Spanish, (designed by the NYC Commission on Human Rights), about anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities. Also by Sept. 6, New York City employers must distribute a fact sheet about sexual harassment (created by the commission) to their existing employees and to all new employees upon hire, or they may include the fact sheet in their employee handbooks instead. By Oct. 9, every employer in New York state must have a written sexual harassment prevention policy in place and distribute it to its employees.