As we head into a new year, employers should make plans to implement developments in various areas of employment law that will take effect in 2025 while confirming compliance with changes that have occurred over the past...more
A federal court has vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 final overtime rule, which increased the minimum salary threshold at which employees could be classified as exempt from overtime pursuant to the white...more
11/22/2024
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It has been more than a year since New York City’s pay transparency law, codified at Section 8-107(32) of the Administrative Code of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), went into effect, and we are now starting to...more
As we head into a new year, it is important for employers to be aware of and plan for developments in various areas of employment law that have recently taken effect or will take effect in 2023. This alert highlights those...more
Pay transparency laws that require disclosure of anticipated compensation for open positions (and sometimes for current positions) are increasingly being passed by states and local jurisdictions. New York City’s law goes into...more
On April 28, the New York City Council passed an amendment to the City’s salary disclosure law that extends the effective date of the law to Nov. 1, 2022. The amendment will go into effect upon Mayor Eric Adams’ signature,...more
Over the past two years, developments in employment law have focused on COVID-19. But there are developments in other areas of employment law, especially in New York, that employers must be aware of and plan for in the new...more
1/11/2022
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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
As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, it is having a profound impact on employment relationships. With the situation changing daily, employers are making decisions that may impact the health of their employees, their...more
3/17/2020
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On Sept. 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its final rule to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional workers. The final rule is...more
9/28/2019
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White-Collar Exemptions
As the New York State Legislature neared the end of the 2019 session in June, it passed several bills amending the state’s laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment. We addressed the major provisions of these new bills...more
8/19/2019
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Wage and Hour
The New York State Legislature passed several bills at the end of its 2019 session which, yet again, will impact New York employers. Some of the new legislation further amends laws that were implemented last year, which...more
7/22/2019
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Salary/Wage History ,
Service Professionals ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
How do you measure a year in labor and employment law? Likely not in daylights or sunsets, midnights, or cups of coffee — but rather in legislation! Clearly, the most significant developments last year concerned the rise of...more
2/26/2019
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White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
Now that the Times Square glitter has settled, it’s time to get started on tackling those New Year’s resolutions. Although updating your employee handbook may not have made your resolution list, 2018 brought a number of...more
1/29/2019
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Hiring & Firing ,
NYCHRL ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Protected Class ,
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Safe Leave ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
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
A new New York City law will significantly affect the hiring practices of companies, including financial firms, operating within the city.
Passed by New York City Council on April 5 and signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on...more
On April 5, 2017, the New York City Council approved a bill prohibiting private employers from (i) inquiring into an applicant’s current or previous salary with another employer or (ii) relying on an applicant’s salary...more
In the waning hours of 2016, new regulations went into effect that substantially increase the minimum salary an employee must have in order to be classified as exempt from the overtime provisions of the New York Labor Law....more