On Jan. 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in CompassCare v. Hochul vacated a lower court’s injunction that had forestalled implementation of a requirement under New York’s reproductive health bias law,...more
1/8/2025
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On March 31, 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), legalizing the recreational use of cannabis in New York State for individuals age 21 or older. ...more
4/29/2021
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On Sept. 28, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law amendments to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (NYC ESSTA), which took effect on Sept. 30, 2020. These changes align the NYC ESSTA with New York State’s recently...more
New York City has adopted two new laws, Int. No. 879-A and Int. No. 905-A, that place additional obligations on employers to accommodate employees who choose to express milk in the workplace....more
Employers may recall our previous alert that highlighted amendments to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, which went into effect on May 5, 2018. Less than six months later, New York City once again revised the Earned Safe...more
On May 5, 2018, New York City’s amended Earned Safe and Sick Time Act became effective, commencing the countdown for employers to comply with the law’s new requirements. The amendments expand the Earned Sick Time Act in two...more