With the 2025 New York legislative session now completed, several bills that passed both the Senate and Assembly may be headed to the Governor for signature, but two significant bills that passed the Senate did not pass the...more
7/22/2025
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
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NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the State’s new Worker Injury Reduction Program into law, which requires covered employers to establish a program to identify and minimize the risks of...more
1/28/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Warehouses ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
On January 8, 2025, a New York federal court held that an employee’s refusal to sign a confidentiality and non-disparagement acknowledgement form that was part of a settlement agreement rendered the entire settlement...more