As of July 2, 2025, New York City’s new rules for paid prenatal personal care leave are in effect. With the first month of enforcement now behind us, it is critical for all employers with employees working in New York City to...more
7/31/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pregnancy ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retaliation
On June 5, 2025, in a unanimous and highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, No. 23-1039, clarified a critical point in employment law: all employees—regardless of...more
6/27/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
In a significant shift for businesses, nonprofit organizations and gig-economy workers, the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced on May 1st that it will no longer enforce the 2024 independent...more
Since January, multiple fundamental developments have dramatically altered the Title IX landscape, signaling a seismic shift in its interpretation and enforcement. These developments include a rapidly escalating and public...more
As private equity leaders and their in-house counsel gear up for the anticipated surge in IPOs in 2025, the importance of thorough labor and employment law due diligence cannot be overstated. With the IPO market poised for a...more
On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney General (“AG”) Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all Justice Department employees titled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences,” outlining the Department of...more
2/21/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS
On November 13, 2024, in a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that “captive audience” meetings — where an employer requires workers to attend a meeting in which the employer expresses its...more
11/21/2024
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Amazon ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Section 7 ,
Section 8 ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Voluntary Participation
On August 28, 2024, New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Law (“FIFL”) took effect, extending protections to freelance workers statewide. This sweeping law is codified in a new Article 44-A to New York State’s General...more
10/1/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employment Contract ,
Freelance Workers ,
General-Business ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
New York ,
Nonprofits ,
Prompt Payment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Recent surveys indicate the widespread use of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and other artificial intelligence tools by employees in the workplace. This is hardly surprising, given the astonishing level of...more
9/10/2024
/ ADEA ,
Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Copyright ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
OFCCP ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule modifying the standard for determining whether employees qualify for several key exemptions to the overtime pay requirements set by the Fair Labor...more
7/11/2024
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Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Nonprofits ,
Notice Requirements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Texas ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
New York is the first state in the United States to require employers to pay for prenatal personal care for their employees. On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a budget bill that amends New...more
5/20/2024
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Documentation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As this election year heads into full gear, many nonprofit organizations will have questions about the types of advocacy, policy, lobbying, fundraising, outreach and electoral activities they and their employees may undertake...more