On July 18, 2018, the New York City Temporary Schedule Change Law took effect. As we previously reported, under the new law, eligible employees have a right to temporary changes to their work schedule for certain “personal...more
On the heels of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a slate of legislation last week aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Entitled the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act,” the...more
5/16/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations
Westchester County has enacted a Wage History Anti-Discrimination Law which will soon make it illegal for employers to ask potential employees their salary history. The law was passed by the County Board of Legislators on...more
Employers operating in New York will soon face a raft of new sexual harassment laws. The state budget bill for the 2019 fiscal year approved by the New York State Legislature on March 31 and signed into law by Governor Andrew...more
4/16/2018
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Employees ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Communication
On the heels of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, the New York City Council passed a slate of legislation earlier this week aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Entitled the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC...more
4/13/2018
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Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations
The New Year will bring a number of new employment laws to the Empire State and Big Apple. All employers with operations in New York should take note of these new laws — as well as significant laws that went into effect in...more
12/21/2017
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Breastfeeding ,
Cooperative Dialogue ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
On-Call Employees ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law takes effect on November 26, 2017, thereby limiting the scheduling options and reducing the flexibility of retail and fast food employers. Not to be outdone, New York State is about to add...more
11/14/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Food Service Workers ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
On-Call Employees ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Retail Workers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more
6/5/2017
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American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
On-Call Employees ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Popular ,
Portable Benefits ,
Repeal ,
Retail Workers ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Work Schedules