Employers are required to allow their employees in New York time off to serve as jurors and to be compensated for their time attending jury service and missing work. For the first time since 2003, the New York Judiciary Law...more
7/3/2025
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Criminal Contempt ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Jury Duty ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As previously reported here, on January 1, 2025, all private employers in New York State were required to begin providing their employees with up to twenty (20) hours of paid leave during any 52-week period for prenatal...more
6/27/2025
/ Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
New York State’s Reproductive Health Bias Law (the “Act”) has been reinstated following a Second Circuit ruling. The Act, found in Section 203-e of New York State’s Labor Law, prohibits discrimination based on an employee’s...more
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently published a "Know Your Rights at Work" poster. The one-page multilingual poster contains a scannable QR code linked to the DCWP website which...more
Labor and Employment Partner Tara Toevs Carolan joins host and Litigation Partner Rich Schoenstein to discuss "Returning to the Office – Considerations for Employers Bringing Back Employees" on the latest episode of Law...more
8/10/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Workplace Safety