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New York Paid Prenatal Leave: NYC Adds to State Mandate, Imposes More Employer Requirements

Earlier this year, New York State added a new paid prenatal leave benefit to the state’s Paid Sick Leave Law (PSL). As of January 1, 2025, all New York employers must grant an additional 20 hours of paid prenatal leave,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New York Passes Novel Law Requiring Safeguards for AI Companions

Artificial intelligence (AI) companion apps have been in the news, with Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission calling for a study on AI companions earlier this month, and lawmakers at the state and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York's Retail Worker Safety Act Becomes Effective as State Releases Model Policy and Model Training

Retail employers should take notice of the model policy and model training related to workplace violence prevention in the retail industry....more

Fisher Phillips

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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NYC Employers Reminded to Post Lactation Accommodation Policy

New York City employers are reminded that they are now required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation accommodation policy...more

K&L Gates LLP

Q1 2025 New York Artificial Intelligence Developments: What Employers Should Know About Proposed and Passed AI Legislation

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In the first part of 2025, New York joined other states, such as Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Texas, seeking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) at the state level. Specifically, on 8 January 2025, bills...more

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Top 10 Issues in the Cannabis Industry for 2025

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It is not all doom and gloom for the cannabis industry this year; positive developments across states and the potential (albeit remote) for federal rescheduling means the cannabis industry can expect ongoing advancements....more

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New York Department of Health Issues Guidance Clarifying the Scope of its Health Care Transaction Law

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This month, nearly two years after the passage of New York’s health care transaction law, N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4550 et seq. (described in our previous Alert), the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released...more

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New York Proposal to Protect Workers Displaced by Artificial Intelligence

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On 14 January 2025, during her State of the State Address (the Address), New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new proposal aimed at supporting workers displaced by artificial intelligence (AI). This proposal would...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

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

New York Governor Hochul Signs Retail Worker Safety Act Amendment into Law

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As we previously reported, on February 4, 2025, the New York Senate and Assembly approved a Chapter amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. Governor Hochul signed the amendment into law on February 14, 2025....more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Paid Prenatal Leave in Effect in New York

On January 1, 2025, New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law took effect, making New York the first state to require all private-sector employers to offer paid leave to employees for prenatal health care services during or...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New York Executive Budget Proposes Patient Consent to Payment Law Updates

The recently released New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 contains proposed revisions to a recently enacted law impacting how healthcare providers obtain patients’ consent to payment. NY Public Health Law...more

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New York’s Proposed Health Information Privacy Act Takes Aim at Digital Health Companies

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The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New Yorkers. Digital health...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 Enacts Statewide Paid Prenatal Leave Law

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Effective January 1, 2025, all private sector employers in New York State are required to provide paid prenatal leave for employees to attend prenatal appointments or obtain health care services during or related to their...more

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New York Significantly Expands Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Work-Related Stress Claims

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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

Lippes Mathias LLP

Increasing Government Scrutiny Requires Robust MWBE Compliance Programs to Avoid Criminal, Civil Investigations

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New York’s state contracts boast some of the most ambitious diversity goals in the nation, and are well recognized for their frequent utilization of Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprises, known as MWBEs, with a set...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New York Adds ADA-Type Requirement and Teeth to Debt Collection Procedure Act

On October 8, the governor of New York signed Bill No. AO-2260A to assist borrowers who need accommodation for visual impairments. Bill No. AO-2260A is “an act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring debt...more

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The City That Never Peeps? NY City’s Biometric Identifier Information Ordinance Goes Into Effect July 9, 2021

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The nation’s latest biometric privacy law will go into effect in New York City this week. What Is the Ordinance? New York City’s new biometrics ordinance goes into effect today, Friday, July 9. The ordinance regulates...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Adopts Minimum Hospital Clinical Staffing Standards

Governor Cuomo on June 18 signed a bill passed by the Legislature in May mandating that New York hospitals establish and maintain minimum clinical staffing levels in their facilities. The new law requires that all...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Hospitals, Nursing Homes Likely Facing New Compliance Regulations for Clinical Staffing

Recently, the New York State Legislature passed bills (pending Governor Cuomo’s signature) mandating that hospitals and nursing homes establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. For hospitals, a...more

McGlinchey Stafford

COVID Law Imposes Forbearance and Loss Mitigation Requirements

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On June 17, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S8428/A10530 and S8243-C/A10351-B into law. Collectively, in relevant part, the legislation creates N.Y. Banking Law § 9-x, which relates to residential forbearances as a result...more

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