Anti-retaliation Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (NY)

Summary

This template is an Anti-retaliation Policy (with Acknowledgment) (NY) that addresses key New York retaliation laws and covers a variety of protected activities (e.g., wage and hour complaints, discrimination and harassment complaints, whistle-blowing, and occupational safety and health complaints). It includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. For an employee handbook supplement for New York employers containing customized workplace policies based on New York state and local laws, see Employee Handbook Supplement (NY). Its language has been customized to comply with New York and federal law. As a result, the text of this policy differs from the non-jurisdictional Anti-retaliation Policy (with Acknowledgment). For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in New York, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (NY). For information regarding New York EEO retaliation issues, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (NY) — Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims, New York Employment Law § 24.17, and Brightmine HR & Compliance Center Employment Law Guide 2481. For information regarding New York wage and hour retaliation laws, see New York Equal Pay Act. For issues related to New York wage and hour retaliation claims, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (NY) — Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims and Wage and Hour (NY) — Wage and Hour Retaliation Claims. For information regarding retaliation against whistleblowers in New York, see Whistleblower Protections (NY). For additional information regarding other retaliation issues, see Terminations (NY) — Exceptions to At-Will Employment, Leave Law (NY), and Brightmine HR & Compliance Center Employment Law Guide 2289. For information on drafting anti-retaliation policies, see Anti-retaliation Policies: Key Drafting Tips. For information on other state laws concerning retaliation in the workplace, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Practice Notes Chart. For state-specific templates on anti-retaliation, see Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart.