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New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act – New Obligations for Retail Workers Coming in 2025

Retail employers in New York State will have to face new requirements beginning on March 4, 2025, as a result of the recent enactment of the State’s Retail Worker Safety Act (“Act”)....more

New York City Employers, Don’t Be Spooked: Everything You Need to Know About the Salary Transparency Law

November 1, 2022, is nigh. The date is significant for most employers in the City of New York because NYC Local Law 32, the salary transparency law (“the Law”), takes effect on that day....more

2022 Pay Equity Trends and Strategies for Complying with Pay Range Disclosure Requirements in New York City and California

Two recent developments in equal pay laws—salary range disclosure and pay data reporting—are forcing employers in certain jurisdictions to review their pay practices and begin addressing pay equity if they are not doing so...more

Whistleblower Notice Released by New York State Department of Labor

As we previously reported, on January 26, 2022, amendments to New York’s whistleblower law took effect that significantly expand the scope and coverage of whistleblower rights and protections for workers who allege they have...more

New York City Is Poised to Require Employers to Provide Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave

As we previously reported, New York was one of the first states to require employers to provide paid COVID-19 vaccination leave for public and private employees. On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council approved a...more

Whistleblower Protections for Employees Expand in New York

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that expands one of the state’s whistleblower laws with significant revisions (“Amendments”) to NY Labor Law § 740 (“Section 740”). The Amendments increase coverage...more

Amendments to New York City’s Fair Chance Act Require Most NYC Employers to Revamp Hiring Protocols

As we previously advised, the City of New York amended its Fair Chance Act (“FCA”)—also known as the “ban the box” law—which limits the types of inquiries employers can make regarding criminal history during the hiring...more

Latest New York State Department of Labor Guidance Significantly Expands COVID-19 Sick Leave Obligations

On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NY DOL”) issued another round of guidance (“Guidance”) on the use of COVID-19 sick leave under the New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (“Law”). Supplementing...more

Sick and Safe Leave: NYS Releases FAQs and NYC Issues Notice

New York State has issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding the State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“PSLL”), which became effective on September 30, 2020. As we previously reported, the PSLL...more

New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act: New Amendments Conform Statute with State’s Sick Leave Law, Require Prompt Employer...

On September 28, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Int. No. 2032-A (“Amendments”) into law, amending New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“NYC ESSTA”) to align with New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“NY PSLL”)....more

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