The District of Columbia passed emergency legislation on June 3, 2025 that paused an increase to the tipped minimum wage from $10 per hour to $12 per hour, which was originally set to take effect on July 1, 2025. At least for...more
6/17/2025
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New York retail businesses with 10 or more employees have less than six months to prepare for new workplace violence prevention requirements included in the state’s recently passed Retail Workers Safety Act (RWSA). The law...more
As explained in our previous alert, in October 2023, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law increases to New York’s minimum wage, the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) issued proposed changes to the tip credit,...more
12/28/2023
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Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the Act), which aims to provide freelance workers certain protections across the state.
New York employers who use freelancers or independent...more
The Office of the Attorney General for Washington D.C. (OAG) recently reminded hospitality employers in the city who use mandatory service charges and other fees that they must properly disclose such charges to guests under...more
Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law in May increases to New York’s minimum wage that will occur over the next few years. The first increase is set to take effect on January 1, 2024. Additional increases to the minimum wage...more
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued a Final Rule on April 6, 2023, in an effort to provide guidance to employers subject to the City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) Law,...more
As a reminder, by Dec. 31, 2022 all Washington D.C. employers that take a tip credit must comply with D.C.’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act (TWWF). As explained below, by the end of this year covered employers...more
Starting February 19, 2023, New York employers will be prohibited from retaliating against employees who take lawful absences pursuant to federal, state or local law. Employers are advised to review their leave of absence...more
The New York City Council has passed a bill that – when signed into law – will push the effective date of New York City’s wage transparency law back to Nov. 1, 2022 from the original date of May 15, 2022.
...more
In less than one year, any employer in New York City that uses automated tools to screen job applicants must demonstrate that an annual bias audit has been completed to continue using such tools.
The law, which takes...more
On October 29, 2021, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the last provisions of its “Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” also known as the 2020 Final Tip Rule.
As...more
New York City Council has passed a package of six bills that together regulate nearly every aspect of the relationships between third-party food delivery services and their delivery workers within New York City. The bills,...more
Inquiries into the criminal histories of job candidates and employees will be limited even further under amendments to New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) that take effect July 29, 2021.
With the FCA’s expanding...more
New York City hospitality employers face a myriad of requirements under federal, state, and local laws.
This employment law "checklist" provides a guide for such businesses in order to ensure that they are onboarding new...more
5/7/2021
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule permitting the immediate use of nontraditional tip pooling arrangements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but delaying implementation of modifications to...more
On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued much needed guidance to employers and their COBRA administrators on the “COBRA premium subsidy” provision of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This provision...more