Businesses with New York employees are breathing a sigh of relief now that the state has finally addressed a hot button (and expensive) issue that has plagued them for nearly six years. A state court first ruled in 2019 that...more
A federal appeals court recently clarified that an employee may qualify for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) even if they can perform essential job functions without such an...more
Employers in New York State and New York City face unique challenges given all the new workplace laws that are passed each year – and 2024 was no different. Indeed, multiple bills were enacted in the past year that will raise...more
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The legal landscape for “frequency of pay” claims involving manual workers in New York has recently been bubbling with activity. The state law at issue regulates the frequency in which “manual workers” must receive their...more
If you’ve been tracking litigation related to New York’s “frequency of pay” requirement for manual workers, last week’s highly anticipated decision Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch brings welcome news to employers. The state...more
When President Biden announced on Friday that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be nominated to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, history was made. Not only could she be the first Black woman...more
A former employee of a prominent midtown Manhattan boutique hotel filed a class-action age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, alleging the hotel failed to rehire her or other older employees after reopening...more
The federal appeals court that has jurisdiction over New York employers recently issued a decision holding that a plaintiff must plausibly allege “willfulness” to secure the benefit of the longer three-year limitations period...more