On 1 July 2021, the United Stated Office of Personnel Management, and the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (collectively, the Departments) issued an Interim Final Rule (the IFR) implementing...more
Three months ago, prior to the acute onset of COVID-19 in the United States, New Jersey took the unprecedented step of obligating employers to provide severance to employees affected by a mass layoff as defined in the...more
In a further effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, on March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo directed all businesses and not-for-profit entities to utilize teleworking processes to the maximum extent possible....more
To assist employees impacted by COVID-19, New York State has enacted an immediately effective law requiring all employers to offer job protection and certain employers to supply paid sick leave to employees subject to a...more
Continuing on a recent trend in New Jersey, employees who use medical marijuana received another layer of protection thanks to an Appellate Division ruling. ...more
Continuing on a recent trend in New Jersey, employees who use medical marijuana received another layer of protection thanks to an Appellate Division ruling. ...more
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed the insurance industry a small victory by holding that, in American Orthopedic & Sports Med. v. Indep. Blue Cross Blue Shield, unambiguous anti-assignment...more
After much anticipation, the New York State Department of Labor recently finalized the regulations accompanying the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFL Law”). Although the law becomes effective on January 1, 2018,...more
Businesses, organizations, and individuals alike in New York City should be aware that on May 15, 2017, the City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (the “Act”) went into effect. The Act significantly broadens safeguards for...more
On Thursday, May 4, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill prohibiting New York City employers, both public and private, from asking job applicants about their salary history. This legislation, amending the...more
After lengthy consideration, six federal financial regulatory agencies—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Federal Deposit Insurance...more
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On August 11, 2014, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law the “Opportunity to Compete Act.” Commonly referred to as a “Ban the Box” law, it will prohibit employers from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal...more
Acting under a little-analyzed provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, six federal financial regulatory agencies recently published-joint proposed standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the institutions they...more
Recently, the Senate confirmed Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor and all five of President Obama’s nominees to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)....more