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New York Retailers Must Act Now to Comply With New Safety Act: Model Policy and Training Materials Available for Immediate Use

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Now that the June 2 effective date for New York’s landmark retail safety law is here, the state Department of Labor has released model policy and training materials to help you with your compliance efforts. New York retailers...more

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Navigating New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act

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Last year, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. The Act will take effect on June 2, after which New York-based retail employers will be faced with new internal policy and training requirements for...more

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Amendments to New York's Retail Worker Safety Act Employers Must Prepare for

On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers....more

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Implementing NY’s Retail Worker Safety Act: A New Amendment Means Changes for Employers of All Sizes

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Under the recent amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), retail employers have until June 2, 2025, to implement workplace violence prevention programs. Along with modifying the effective date, the amendment...more

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Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: Are Your Contracts and Construction Practices New York Compliant?

Recent updates to New York’s already complex construction laws require owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors to revisit their construction contracts to ensure compliance with current New York law and...more

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Compliance Ahead: New York’s Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Program Creates New Employer Responsibilities

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Effective June 1, 2025, employers that employ more than 100 employees at a single warehouse distribution center or more than 1,000 employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers within New York must establish an...more

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New York Employment Legislation Update: A Preview of 2025

Employers should prepare themselves for the multitude of employment laws slated to become effective in 2025. We summarize some of the key changes and offer practical advice below....more

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New York Retail Worker Safety Act Aims to Safeguard Retail Workers

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently added to the New York State Labor Law by signing a bill titled “the New York Retail Worker Safety Act” (“RWSA”). The State Legislature crafted the RWSA to promote retail worker safety...more

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Is Your Business Prepared to Comply With New York's Retail Worker Safety Act?

On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act  (the "Act") into law. The Act, which takes effect on March 3, 2025, requires retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent...more

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Retail Worker Safety Act: New York Takes Action to Protect Employees

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Last week, New York enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act. Now, retail employers with ten or more employees will be required to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Furthermore, it directs the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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New York Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations for HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Requirement

The New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations interpreting and further defining the contours of the HERO Act’s joint labor-management workplace safety committees. We summarize the proposed...more

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New York State Department of Labor Releases HERO Act Minimum Standards and Model Plans

As explained in our previous legal alerts, which are available here and here, the New York Health Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) requires all private employers to, among other things, develop infectious disease exposure...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York State Modifies Recently Enacted HERO Act

New York's recently enacted Health & Essential Rights Act, otherwise called the HERO Act, has been modified. As discussed in our earlier Alert, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the HERO Act into law in early May. The law...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY HERO Act Requirements Significantly Modified as Amendments Pass New York Legislature

This week, both houses of the New York state legislature passed a package of amendments (the “Amendments”) to the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or the “Act”) designed to clarify, modify, and delay...more

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New York State Enacts Workplace Safety Requirements

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On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act into law, which will require New York State employers to implement workplace health and safety standards to protect their...more

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New York HERO Act Creates New Workplace Safety Requirements for Employers

On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “New York Health and Essential Rights” or “HERO” Act, adding new infectious disease prevention requirements for employers. The Act seeks to create enforceable...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - October 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more

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