Effective July 31, 2025, New York will no longer require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who contract COVID-19.
As discussed in our prior alert, New York has required employers to provide COVID-19 leave...more
7/23/2025
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New York City has recently updated its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) Rules and Frequently Asked Questions to address the requirements of the New York State Prenatal Leave law. As discussed in our prior alerts in April...more
7/8/2025
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A recent change to New York labor law means employers will no longer face business-crippling lawsuits for minor frequency-of-pay mistakes, as long as they have not previously been found to have violated the state’s...more
5/14/2025
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 19, 2025 that it was eliminating 11 separate previously issued guidance documents concerning compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The basis of...more
3/31/2025
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