On December 21, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (the “Act”) into law. This law, which will go into effect on June 1, 2025, requires warehouse employers that directly or indirectly...more
In an effort to prevent occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease, the New York legislature has passed the aptly named New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, which amends the New York Labor...more
Enacted this past January, New York City’s “Temporary Schedule Change” law becomes effective on July 18, 2018. The law provides employees with the right to request two temporary schedule changes per calendar year for...more