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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more
A workplace violence prevention law passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, and amended in February 2025 is set to take effect in part on June 2, 2025. On May...more
Four workers’ compensation decisions came down from the Appellate Division Thursday, May 29. It was a mixed bag: two good for defense, two not so much....more
Last year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act (Act), one of the most extensive retail workplace violence prevention laws in the nation. Following an enforcement delay due to a February 2025...more
In a recently published opinion, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Suffolk County Supreme Court decision granting summary judgment in favor of an injured bridge worker who slipped backwards off a scaffold...more
Key Points: New York appellate decision gives defense counsel firm ground on which to defend a standard § 240(1) case. In Simpertegui v. Carlyle House Inc., 209 N.Y.S.3d (1st Dept. May 9, 2024), a “ladder-fall” case, the...more
On February 14, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to the New York Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (A2432/S808)....more
On February 4, 2025, the New York State Legislature passed an anticipated amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the amendment into law in the coming days....more
Employers in New York State and New York City face unique challenges given all the new workplace laws that are passed each year – and 2024 was no different. Indeed, multiple bills were enacted in the past year that will raise...more
On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the State’s new Worker Injury Reduction Program into law, which requires covered employers to establish a program to identify and minimize the risks of...more
On December 6, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, will allow any employee to...more
Lawmakers in the city and state of New York were busy in 2024 enacting various labor- and employment-related legislation that is already impacting the workplace....more
The most wonderful time of the year often portends many legal hiccups for the unassuming business. And this year is no different. As the holiday season approaches and we turn the calendar to 2025, New York employers should...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act, which is intended to increase retail worker safety and has significant implications for New York retail employers....more
On Sept. 5, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (A 8947 / S 8358) into law, which requires certain New York retailers to adopt safety measures to address and prevent workplace violence in retail...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new bill passed by the New York State legislature in June 2024, and signed into law by the Governor in September 2024, will mandate that retail employers install panic buttons in the workplace, establish...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 4, 2024 that requires retail employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention training and policies, among other measures. The law becomes effective...more
N.Y. Labor Law § 241(6) requires owners and contractors to provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety to persons employed at or lawfully frequenting a construction site. If a worker is injured on a construction...more
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
Since 2006, public employers in New York have been required to implement programs to prevent and minimize workplace violence. Public school employers, including public school districts, New York City public schools, Boards of...more
Continuing a years’ long trend of extensive alterations to workplace laws, New York State and New York City continued to enact new workplace legislation impacting employers. A substantial number of enacted bills in the past...more
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that further limits the terms employers may include in release agreements relating to claims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The law took...more
Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more
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