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
New York’s proposed budget bill points toward significant changes in employee leave rights in the coming year.
Repeal of NY COVID Paid Sick Leave Law -
New York – the last state in the country still requiring all...more
A new bill signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on December 16th requires employers to make mandatory workplace postings available electronically. The law goes into effect immediately....more
Private-sector employers with “no-fault” attendance policies in New York will need to revisit their policies following an impending change to New York Labor Law.
On November 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul...more
On the evening of Oct. 19, 2020, New York State released long-anticipated guidance on the state's new Paid Sick Leave Law, or "PSL." The new law is not limited to coronavirus-related situations. It is instead a new, permanent...more
Soon after the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) regulations in early April 2020, the State of New York filed a lawsuit against the DOL, challenging several...more
UPDATE: This Alert has been updated to include guidance on what businesses will be considered "essential" and exempt under Governor Cuomo's Executive Order mandating a 75 percent reduction in workforce. See the section below...more
MARCH 18 UPDATE:
Negotiations are continuing on a Federal relief bill. Updated reasons for leave under the Sick Leave Act are now:
1. the employee is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation...more
Lawmakers introduced and passed several bills in 2019 as part of an aggressive agenda to overhaul New York employment laws. Harris Beach attorneys Lindsey Zullo, Dan Palermo, Ibby Tariq and Taylor Ventre discuss a host of...more
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an updated set of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms for employers’ use. The forms are virtually identical to prior forms. The new FMLA forms are...more