On November 8, 2021, Governor Hochul signed a bill into law that requires private New York employers to provide written notice to employees before monitoring their telephone, email, and internet access or usage. This law...more
On October 8, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued new guidance, largely in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (the “Guidance”), reflecting employment protections provided to cannabis users under...more
On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents serious risk of harm to the public health” under...more
On March 31, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which legalizes recreational cannabis use for adults aged 21 and over. The Act provides the framework for the...more
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After almost one month since going into effect, New York State has issued the first round of guidance on the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”) on October 20, 2020. As we recently reported, the NYSSL requires all...more
New York State Paid Sick Leave Law-
As we previously reported, New York State passed the New York State Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”), which went into effect on September 30, 2020. While some New York localities, such as New...more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) recently issued final regulations regarding the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (the “ESLL”).
As we previously reported, the law requires New Jersey...more
During the end of 2019 and in the past few weeks, New York State and New York City passed legislation and administrative guidance further regulating workplace protections. New York State and New York City employers should...more
Within the past few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation expanding the scope of anti-discrimination laws in the New York workplace and adding accommodation obligations for domestic violence...more
Recently, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed two significant bills expanding the scope of anti-discrimination laws in the New York workplace. Specifically, on July 10, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill 6549, prohibiting...more
On February 19, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law A3975, which significantly expands New Jersey’s paid family leave insurance program (“PFLL”) and temporary disability benefits law. By way of background, the PFLL has been...more
On February 4, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill (A-15) that will increase New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 for the majority of New Jersey’s workers. ...more
As we previously reported, New York State launched the Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace website in August 2018 to host resources for employers and employees about the new legal obligations arising from the New...more
Last week, New York State launched a new website that houses significant resources for employers and employees about the new legal obligations arising from the New York State Budget. ...more
New York City Requirements-
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) recently issued a notice and information sheet that all New York City employers are required to post and provide to new employees...more