The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) officially debuted its new “Know Your Rights at Work” poster and Workers’ Bill of Rights website. The poster, which links to the DCWP website via a QR...more
4/23/2024
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In 2020, New York City amended its paid sick leave law, named the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), to better align with New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law. Following these amendments, the Department of Consumer and...more
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) has released its highly anticipated FAQs, providing additional guidance to employers seeking to comply with Local Law 144. As we discussed here and...more
7/14/2023
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The New York City Council has passed a bill amending the City’s anti-discrimination statute (the New York City Human Rights Law or “NYCHRL”) to prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual’s “height”...more
5/22/2023
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After a few iterations of proposed rules, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) has finally adopted final rules regarding the implementation of NYC’s new law regulating Automated Employment...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s first commission meeting of 2023, entitled Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil Rights Frontier, kicked off the New Year addressing...more
As the New York Times highlighted, November's arrival means that NYC's pay transparency law will finally go into effect. The basic compliance framework seems somewhat simple - most NYC employers will now be required to...more
For years, employers have been exploring the possibility of how automated tools (ranging from basic computer screening methods to advanced artificial intelligence systems) may be able to improve and simplify the hiring...more