The Labor and Employment Team at Harris Beach invites you to join us for discussion of critical labor and employment law developments at our annual webinar series....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will vote on whether to issue a final rule that will prohibit organizations from enforcing non-compete agreements with current and former workers. The vote will take...more
New York inched closer to fully banning non-compete agreements on June 20, 2023, with the Legislature approving a bill banning their use in the future. The bill will soon be sent to Governor Kathy Hochul, who is expected to...more
6/22/2023
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
State Labor Laws
In March of 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation directing the New York State Division of Human Rights (“DHR”) to establish a toll-free confidential hotline designed to provide counsel and assistance to...more
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it ordered a stay on the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) pending disposition...more
1/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier today (June 15, 2020) that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects employees from workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As noted in our previous Legal Alert, New York’s new “salary history ban” law took effect on January 6, 2020. New York State has now issued guidance on the law that clarifies certain aspects of the salary history ban.
In...more
1/15/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exclusions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Human Rights ,
Job Applicants ,
Municipalities ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A recently-enacted amendment to the New York Labor Law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of employees’ or their dependents’ “reproductive health decision making.” The law took effect on...more
The legal updates keep coming for New York employers.
Under another recently signed amendment, victims of domestic violence will be entitled to expanded protections under the New York Human Rights Law. The amendment goes...more
On Monday, August 12, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on a major expansion of the state's workplace harassment and anti-discrimination law. Although the measures were passed by the State Legislature against...more
8/14/2019
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Human Rights Code ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
Continuing a busy summer of changes, on July 29, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed an amendment to New York state’s Labor Law that adds protections for employees who complain of suspected wage-and-hour violations. The amendment is...more
Adding to an already busy summer of New York state employment law developments, employers and human resources professionals should take note of an amendment to the state’s Human Rights Law that adds protections for employees...more
In the closing days of its session, the New York State Legislature has passed sweeping changes to New York’s employment discrimination and harassment law. Major amendments to the state’s Human Rights Law significantly lower...more
6/24/2019
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Amended Rules ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Burden of Proof ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Harassment ,
Human Rights Code ,
Policies and Procedures ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures
Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an amendment to New York State Election Law that will grant registered voters up to three hours of paid time off to vote in public elections. The State Legislature passed...more
On January 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, known as “GENDA.” ...more
Earlier this year, we issued a legal alert informing employers of amendments to the New York State Labor Law, effective October 9, 2018, that will require employers to review and update their anti-sexual harassment policies,...more
8/24/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Comment Period ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Public Comment ,
Required Forms ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
Early on Saturday, March 31, 2018, the New York State Legislature passed a budget bill that includes several changes and additions to workplace sexual harassment law. Governor Andrew Cuomo applauded the measure as the...more
4/11/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Employees ,
NYDOL ,
NYHRL ,
Personal Liability ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Employees ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Budgets ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures
Earlier this month, the Federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a new pilot program for employers to audit and self-report their payroll practices to the DOL. The program is dubbed the “Payroll Audit Independent...more
3/20/2018
/ Audits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) ,
Self-Reporting ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A recent amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) reaffirms that employers must engage in a “cooperative dialogue” with employees who request a “reasonable accommodation.” While this obligation has been...more