On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter stating that employers may not require, and employees may not unilaterally elect, to use accrued employer-provided...more
On Sept. 28, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law amendments to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (NYC ESSTA), which took effect on Sept. 30, 2020. These changes align the NYC ESSTA with New York State’s recently...more
On Sept. 30, 2020 New York’s general paid sick leave law (PSL) will go into effect. As outlined in detail in our previous alert, the PSL applies to all private employers in the state and requires all businesses that have five...more
As part of its approval of the state budget, New York State recently enacted a paid sick leave law that will apply to all private employers in New York starting this fall. Described by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office as “the...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) has published guidance regarding an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that expanded protections under the law to independent contractors and...more
1/24/2020
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Lactation Accommodation ,
Misclassification ,
NYCHRL ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sexual Assault ,
Stalking ,
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Wage and Hour
On Sept. 12, 2019, the New York City Council passed a law, Int. 0136-A, that expands the scope of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to provide protections for freelancers and independent contractors....more
11/12/2019
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Domestic Violence ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Local Ordinance ,
Misclassification ,
NYCHRL ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
As the New York State Legislature neared the end of the 2019 session in June, it passed several bills amending the state’s laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment. We addressed the major provisions of these new bills...more
8/19/2019
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Dress Codes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
NYSHRL ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The New York State Legislature passed several bills at the end of its 2019 session which, yet again, will impact New York employers. Some of the new legislation further amends laws that were implemented last year, which...more
7/22/2019
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Dress Codes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
NYSHRL ,
Punitive Damages ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Service Professionals ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On April 1, 2019, as part of New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “broadest, most sweeping [Fiscal Year 2020] state budget,” employees were granted additional paid time off to perform a fundamental civic duty — vote in an...more
In the fast-paced world of employment law, where scandals and groundbreaking lawsuits are front page news, more mundane requirements for documentation that employers provide to candidates and employees can fall through the...more
9/25/2017
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Carve Out Provisions ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft Prevention Act