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New York Extends Statute of Limitations for Filing Claims of Unlawful Discrimination with the Division of Human Rights

November 27, 2023 By: Gianelle M. Duby On Nov. 17, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S.3255, which amends Section 297 of the New York Executive Law by extending the statute of limitations for filing complaints of...more

11/27/2023  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , State Labor Laws , Statute of Limitations

NLRB Adopts New Legal Standard for Evaluating Employer Work Rules

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), where it adopted a new legal standard to determine whether an employers’ work rules...more

8/9/2023  /  Employee Handbooks , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , NLRA , NLRB , Protected Concerted Activity , Section 7

NLRB General Counsel Releases Guidance on Board’s McLaren Macomb Decision

On Feb. 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) ruled in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, that the mere proffer of a draft severance agreement containing broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions...more

4/4/2023  /  Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Section 7

The NLRB’s Latest Decision Restricts the Use of Broad Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Clauses in Severance Agreements

On Feb. 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its decision in McClaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), where it held that severance agreements with broad confidentiality and/or nondisparagement...more

3/7/2023  /  Confidentiality Agreements , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , NLRA , NLRB , Non-Disparagement Provisions , Section 7 , Severance Agreements , Unfair Labor Practices

New York Lowers Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Workers

On Sept. 30, 2022, State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon announced that she has accepted the New York Farm Laborers Wage Board’s recommendation to lower the overtime threshold for agricultural workers from 60 hours down to...more

10/18/2022  /  Agricultural Sector , Agricultural Workers , Employer Liability Issues , Farms , Over-Time , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Mark Your Calendars: One Month Until New York’s Law Requiring Notice of Electronic Monitoring of Employees Goes into Effect

New York entities have one month to prepare required notices to employees for certain types of electronic monitoring. On Nov. 8, 2021, Gov. Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law, that requires...more

4/8/2022  /  Electronic Monitoring , Employee Monitoring , Employer Liability Issues , Notice Requirements , State Labor Laws

Court Permanently Enjoins New York from Enforcing Employee Reproductive Rights Notice Provision

On March 29, 2022, a federal court in Upstate New York permanently enjoined New York State from requiring employers to include a government-issued “notice” of workers’ rights and remedies in their employee handbooks regarding...more

4/6/2022  /  Employee Handbooks , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Reproductive Discrimination

Update on Amendments Strengthening Sexual Harassment Protections for New York Employees

On March 16, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed three bills into law that effectively amend the New York Human Rights Law (HRL) to increase sexual harassment protections for employees in New York. Please see our prior blog post...more

3/18/2022  /  Employer Liability Issues , Retaliation , Sexual Harassment , State Labor Laws

New York Legislature Passes Significant Amendments to Strengthen Sexual Harassment Protections for Employees

The New York legislature has passed significant legislation that would further expand sexual harassment protections for employees in New York. This suite of legislation is intended to ensure that all public and private...more

3/10/2022  /  Employer Liability Issues , New Legislation , Settlement Agreements , Sexual Harassment , State Labor Laws , State Legislatures
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