On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law numerous provisions under the FY26 New York State Budget that, among other things, increase the civil penalties for employers that violate state child labor laws and...more
As we’ve blogged on previously, there’s a split in the New York intermediate-level appellate courts as to whether a private right of action exists for a violation of Labor Law § 191(1)(a), which—absent a waiver by the...more
On January 17, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her proposed Executive Budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget includes proposed legislation that would amend the New York Labor Law to confirm that liquidated...more
On July 3, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed S.B. 1057 into law, expanding equal pay protections and making Hawaii the latest state to require certain employers to disclose salary information in their job...more
As part of its goal of phasing in a $15 minimum wage for all employees in New York, the State began implementing annual increases in 2016 across all regions. The annual increases are published by the Commissioner of Labor on...more
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law New York Senate Bill S2766, which makes contractors in the construction industry jointly and severally liable for wages owed to employees of its...more
9/29/2021
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Workers ,
Contractors ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subcontractors ,
Upstream Contracts ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
New York Governors seem to have a history of favoring employees with Labor Law giveaways as they check out of the Executive Mansion. (Remember the Wage Theft Prevention Act, signed by David Paterson days before he left office...more
As we previously reported, Nevada has enacted a personal leave law, which, effective January 1, 2020, will require private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada to provide certain employees working in the state with...more
11/19/2019
/ Accrual Method ,
Advisory Opinions ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Labor Commissioners ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Seasonal Workers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees
New Jersey will soon become the first state to require certain employers to offer employees tax-favored transportation benefits.
S.B. 1567, also known as An Act Concerning Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits (the...more
As discussed previously, New York State’s annual increases for overtime exemption and minimum wage go into effect on December 31, 2018....more
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed into law a bill that will restrict employers from inquiring about applicants’ salary history during the hiring process. In addition, the law prohibits employers from retaliating or...more
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has signed into law a bill that will restrict employers from inquiring about applicants’ salary history during the hiring process. The law will take effect on January 1, 2019....more
On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York State budget, which, as we previously reported, includes several significant measures directed at both private and government employers regarding...more
4/16/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
NYHRL ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Budgets ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws
On July 5, 2017, Washington became the latest state to enact a paid family and medical leave law, with benefits to go into effect beginning on January 1, 2020....more
On May 30, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill package into law that will impose new restrictions on retail and fast food employers with regard to employee scheduling, hiring, and pay practices. The laws...more
6/5/2017
/ Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
New Legislation ,
On-Call Employees ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Retail Workers ,
State and Local Government ,
Temporary Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Yesterday the New York City Council passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, a local law (No. 1017-2015) establishing protections for freelance workers. The bill now goes to the Mayor’s desk for signature....more
UPDATE:
On October 26, 2015, Governor Cuomo signed a bill (A07594) extending the expiration period of the 2012 amendments to New York Labor Law 193 from three years after their effective date (November 6, 2015) to six...more
On July 2, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 15-196, entitled An Act Concerning Pay Equity and Fairness. The new law is intended to end pay secrecy, and specifically bars employers...more
7/6/2015
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Equitable Relief ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
Pay Secrecy ,
Punitive Damages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages