After a three-year pause, New York is again requiring employers to provide notice of employees’ rights under the state’s Reproductive Health Bias Law in employee handbooks....more
1/27/2025
/ Appeals ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Notice Requirements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State Labor Laws
On December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have imposed a ban on non-compete clauses throughout the state of New York for all employees, regardless of earnings level. We wrote about the Senate and...more
On June 20, the New York State Assembly passed Bill A1278B, which, together with New York State Senate’s passage of identical legislation, Bill 3100A earlier this month, would render all non-compete agreements signed or...more
New York State’s Pay Transparency Law is set to take effect on September 17, 2023. The law was amended on March 3, 2023, well in advance of its effective date, to clarify, limit and expand various employer obligations....more
On January 1, 2023, Connecticut Public Act No. 21-32[1] the “Clean Slate” law expanded protections for applicants and employees with criminal records. Employers are prohibited from requesting information about, making hiring...more
On December 9, 2022, Governor Hochul signed legislation expanding New York’s required accommodations for breastfeeding in the workplace.
New York employers were already required to provide employees with reasonable break...more
On December 9, our Labor and Employment Group will present its annual full-day webinar on updates and developments in labor and employment law.
Topics to be discussed include state legislative updates, conduct and behavior...more
11/11/2022
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Free Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
In March 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York State Human Rights Law to establish a sexual harassment hotline directly to the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR). The hotline...more
Earlier this month, the New York State Senate passed a pay transparency bill similar to a New York City law passed last November. We wrote about the New York City law here. Senate Bill S9427A would apply to employers with...more
On October 28, 2021, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, signed legislation protecting employees who report illegal or dangerous business activities from retaliation by their employers.
These amendments to New York’s...more
As we first blogged on May 17, 2019, the Connecticut state hourly minimum wage will increase on August 1, 2021 from $12.00 to $13.00. The change, made pursuant to Public Act 19-4, “An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage,”...more
Beginning on January 1, 2022, paid leave benefits under the Connecticut Paid Leave program (CPL) will be available for certain qualifying events under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Connecticut Family...more
On September 30, 2020, section 196-b of the New York State Labor Law went into effect. The legislation, which provides for the immediate accrual of employer-provided sick leave, permits sick leave to be taken beginning on...more
On the heels of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act signed into law yesterday, New York State has enacted broad legislation extending paid sick leave benefits to employees. The extent of paid sick leave is...more
3/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Governor Cuomo ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
State of Emergency ,
Unemployment Benefits
On January 6, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont signed bipartisan legislation addressing rates of pay for restaurant workers. The Governor vetoed a previous version of the bill which would have applied retroactively and effectively...more
1/29/2020
/ Audits ,
Comment Period ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Governor Lamont ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Pending Litigation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
Next month, Connecticut legislators from across the political spectrum are set to formally introduce a bill prohibiting employers from inquiring into a job applicant’s age, birthday, or graduation date, unless necessary for a...more
This spring, Westchester County extended statutory employment protections for workers facing sickness, caregiving obligations, domestic violence, or human traffic through passage of the Earned Sick Leave Law (the ESLL) and...more
In 2019, the New York State Legislature championed a host of employment laws that strengthen protections for employees. One of those laws codified new requirements for non-disclosure agreements, which are effective as of...more
10/16/2019
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Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Monumental changes to Connecticut employment law are on the horizon.
Late last week, the House approved a bill creating a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut. Senate Bill 0001, “An Act Concerning Paid...more
State senators voted early this morning to raise Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage to $15.00 by June 1, 2023 in a plan that involves five annual increases. House Bill 5004, “An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage,” was...more