Just days before the Retail Worker Safety Act took effect on June 2, 2025, the New York State Department of Labor issued guidance, model training, and a sample policy to assist covered employers with compliance. The act,...more
New York recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law (NYLL) § 198(1-a) that significantly limits the available damages for a violation of NYLL § 191(1)(a) in a “frequency-of-pay” lawsuit....more
At the end of the 2023 New York legislative session, Senator Paul Ryan introduced a bill to broadly ban non-compete agreements in the state. While the bill passed the New York State Senate and Assembly, Governor Kathy Hochul...more
New York enacted a number of laws and rules in 2024 that will impact New York employers in 2025—many of which, including New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law, certain wage and hour developments, and changes to New York Paid...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the Fashion Workers Act, which will go into effect on June 19, 2025. The Fashion Workers Act requires model management companies to register their businesses and imposes...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act, which is intended to increase retail worker safety and has significant implications for New York retail employers....more
Recent labor law, workplace safety regulation, and antitrust enforcement developments are creating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape for luxury retail industry employers. Companies must navigate an array of...more
In Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that student athletes should be permitted to pursue a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The...more
The State of New York on April 20, 2024 enacted its budget for fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025). The budget introduces two significant obligations for employers related to paid leave, which will require them to provide employees...more
New York recently enacted a number of laws and rules affecting New York employers, many of which took effect immediately. Some of these laws are significant, including changes to the confidentiality preference agreements...more
The New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) has issued proposed regulations and guidance to convey information on the state’s new salary disclosure law, effective as of September 17, 2023, and its key compliance areas,...more
Pursuant to legislation signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York’s minimum wage will gradually increase through 2026 to $17/hour in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County and $16/hour for the remainder...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation amending the state’s recently enacted salary transparency law (the Salary Transparency Law) requiring the disclosure of compensation ranges in job advertisements. As...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law amending and delaying the effective date of the recently enacted Warehouse Worker Protection Act from February 2023 to June 2023. The act creates new regulations on the working...more
The New York Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act allows student athletes at colleges in New York to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness and to use agents for endorsement deals—without...more
The four new laws and one that is expected soon to be signed by the governor are consistent with the rapid expansion of employee protections in New York....more
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection recently published proposed rules providing guidance on the artificial intelligence law enacted in December 2021 that prohibits employers from using automated...more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams officially announced that New York City will rescind its private employer vaccine mandate, effective November 1, 2022. ...more
The Adult Survivors Act, a law recently signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, will go into effect on November 24 and provide a one-year window for individuals to bring certain previously time-barred sexual offense claims,...more
The new law requiring employers to include minimum and maximum potential salaries in job advertisements and postings for certain New York City positions will take effect as amended on November 1, 2022....more
Dear Retail Clients and Friends, This edition of Morgan Lewis Retail Did You Know? examines the pending New York Fashion Workers Act, which, if passed by the state legislature, would create new compliance requirements,...more
Dear Retail Clients and Friends, This edition of Morgan Lewis Retail Did You Know? examines the pending New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (S7428/A8352), which, if passed by the state legislature,...more
Employers must include minimum and maximum potential salaries in all job advertisements and postings for New York City positions effective May 15, 2022. ...more
New “Key to NYC” guidance for private sector employers was released on Wednesday following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s December 6 announcement that employees (1) not previously covered under the existing Key to NYC...more
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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced on September 6, 2021 that the New York State Department of Health designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public...more