In 2020, New York City amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to align with New York state’s paid sick leave law and to clarify various notice and enforcement provisions. Effective Oct. 15, 2023, the NYC Department...more
On Oct. 5, 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Bill A-681, amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to provide new protections against age discrimination for employees. Private sector employers should be aware of...more
On Nov. 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued two additional opinion letters regarding what constitutes “work time” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The first opinion letter analyzes...more