News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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A Look Back at the 2025 New York Legislative Session

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/22/2025

With the 2025 New York legislative session now completed, several bills that passed both the Senate and Assembly may be headed to the Governor for signature, but two significant bills that passed the Senate did not pass the...more

New York Assembly Passes Bill To Fill Void As NLRB Lacks Quorum, Raising Preemption Concerns

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 6/25/2025

As we previously reported here, since May 22, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has lacked a quorum of at least three members after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the reinstatement of former Board...more

New York State Bans Workplace “Captive Audience” Meetings

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/20/2023

On September 6, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 4982 and Assembly Bill 6604, which amends Section 201-D of the New York Labor Law to prohibit most employers from requiring non-managerial and...more

Held Captive No More: New York Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Mandatory Meetings Regarding Employers’ Political (But Really Union)...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/19/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation that, effective immediately, prohibits employers from disciplining employees who refuse to participate in meetings concerning...more

New York State Enacts New Employee-Friendly Legislation Affecting Employers

Goldberg Segalla on 9/12/2023

Key Takeaways - New York State Penal Law amendments strengthen penalties for employers guilty of wage theft. New York State prohibits employer mandatory meetings on political and religious matters....more

New York May Ban Non-Competes as Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/17/2023

New York may join several other states that have essentially banned post-employment non-compete agreements, including California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that was...more

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