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Caitlin  Breen

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Employment & Labor Law

EDUCATION

  • St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.
  • Fordham University, B.A.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York
  • U.S. District Ct., EDNY
  • U.S. District Ct., SDNY
Caitlin Breen
Associate
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Tel: (212) 841-0780
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  • New York City Bans Discrimination Based on Height or Weight
    11/22/2023

    Effective Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) has been amended to prohibit discrimination based on height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations.  New York City now joins the following seven jurisdictions that include height and weight as classifications protected from unlawful discrimination and harassment:
     
    (1) Binghamton, New York; (2) San Francisco, California; (3) Santa Cruz, California; (4) Washington, D.C.; (5) Urbana, Illinois; (6) Madison, Wisconsin; and (7) the State of Michigan.  Similar legislation presently is pending in New York State, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

  • Is Your Handbook a Liability? New Standards for Workplace Rules, Policies and Procedures
    11/20/2023

    As we get closer to 2024, employers should consider a review of employment practices and rules for the new year.  This is especially so given the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) decision this year in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB 113 (2023).  In Stericycle, the NLRB laid out a new legal standard for the evaluation of work rules, adopting a case-by-case review.  Stericycle overrules the categorical approach contained in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB 154 (2017) and revises the standard in Lutheran Heritage Village-Livonia, 343 NLRB 646 (2004), presenting a change to a more employee-friendly approach to the evaluation of work rules.

  • Four Phillips Nizer Attorneys Participated in a Panel Discussion for the Business Of Women Entrepreneurs (WE) 2023 Annual Summit  
    10/17/2023

    Phillips Nizer was proud to sponsor the Business of Women Entrepreneurs (WE) 2023 Annual Summit on Oct 16.  Regina E. Faul, chair of Phillips Nizer’s Employment and Labor Law practice facilitated a panel of the firm’s attorneys discussing what business owners need to know from a legal perspective.  Panelists included: Amanda Benishai, Associate, Real Estate and Litigation, Caitlin Breen, Associate, Employment and Labor Law and Karr Washington, Associate, Intellectual Property. 

     

  • New York State Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect September 17, 2023
    09/15/2023

    Effective September 17, 2023, New York employers with four or more employees must comply with certain statutory disclosure requirements when advertising for positions physically within and some outside the workplace or office.  The law applies to advertising for available jobs, promotions, and transfer opportunities.  “Covered employers” also includes employment agents, agencies, and recruiters regardless of size, excepting temporary help firms. “Advertise” is defined as “to make available to a pool of potential applicants for internal or public viewing, including electronically, a written description of an employment opportunity.”