The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Second Circuit”) recently decided Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, which changes the landscape of reasonable accommodations, within the Circuit, under the Americans with...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council approved a bill that would amend and expand New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, most notably by providing employees with paid time off in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) has released FAQs on the State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Law, which went into effect on March 12, 2021. The FAQs address a number of issues that were unclear...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As expected, on Friday, March 12, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed New York State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Leave Bill into law. The law took immediate effect and will expire on December 31, 2022....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This Legal Update is a reminder to employers that important aspects of the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law and amended New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act began on January 1, 2021. Under the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL”) Proposed Rules were first published in September 2018. Seemingly on bedrest until earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce...more
1/27/2020
/ Carryover Basis ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: During his 2020 State of the State remarks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide paid sick leave (“PSL”) proposal as part of his agenda in support of New York employees. If successful, New York would...more
1/13/2020
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
State of the State ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, Connecticut became the seventh state with a paid family leave program when Governor Ned Lamont signed the Paid Family and Medical Leave (“CPFML”) Act. CPFML premium withholdings begin on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, and only weeks after its new Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL”) took effect, Westchester County, NY enacted the Safe Leave Time Law (“SLTL”)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Westchester County Earned Sick Leave Law went into effect as of Wednesday, April 10, 2019. In the hours leading up to the effective date, the County Human Rights Commission launched an Earned Sick Leave...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This blog presents Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Infographic tracking the spread of paid sick leave and anti-local sick leave laws around the country. The Infographic is divided into four distinct time periods to...more
12/20/2018
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law goes into effect on October 29, 2018—three days from now. As employers prepare for the statewide mandate, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 15, 2018, amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law which require employers to engage in a “cooperative dialogue” with individuals with disabilities and others regarding their...more
10/10/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Cooperative Dialogue ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Rights Code ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Amendments ,
NYCHRL ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act’s October 29, 2018 effective date rapidly approaching, the state recently released proposed Earned Sick Leave Rules. However, it looks very likely that the rules will...more
Effective July 18, 2018, New York City employers must grant two temporary schedule changes per year to eligible employees for certain qualifying “personal events.” Unlike other bills which were a part of the NYC Fair...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As New York City’s amended paid sick leave ordinance, now called the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, went into effect on May 5, just days earlier New Jersey officially became home to the tenth statewide paid...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 26, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 104, entitled the “Diana B. Allen Equal Pay Act,” an act modifying the Law Against Discrimination to promote equal pay for all protected...more
4/4/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour