In 2016, New York City enacted the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, a local law establishing protections for certain freelance workers providing services for entities located in the City. Earlier this month, the New York State...more
The New York State Legislature has passed Senate Bill S9427, which will require employers with four or more employees to include in job postings – including those for promotion or transfer opportunities – the minimum and...more
6/7/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Job Ads ,
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Labor Reform ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Harris Mufson and Allan Bloom discuss recent legislative developments in New York regarding sexual harassment. We will discuss recently enacted significant measures, including the...more
5/1/2018
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Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subcontractors ,
Training Requirements ,
Vendors
In the private sector, the ability of employers to offer “comp time” for nonexempt employees—future time off as a reward for working extra hours, in lieu of overtime pay—is quite limited. To avoid having to pay for overtime...more
As we noted in an earlier post, the election of Donald J. Trump likely means that states and municipalities—and not the federal government—will lead the charge on worker-protection issues for the next four years. In this...more
12/7/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Fair Work Act ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Food Service Workers ,
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Work Schedules
On May 2, 2016, Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoed Bill S992, New Jersey’s equal pay bill. As discussed in our previous blog post, the bill passed in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 2016....more
On March 31, 2016, lawmakers in Albany announced a budget agreement that would raise New York City’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 for employers with at least eleven employees. Elsewhere in the state, the...more
On March 14, 2016, the New Jersey Assembly passed Bill A2750, a legislation aimed at closing the gender wage gap. For a more detailed discussion of the bill, please see our March 10, 2016 blog post.
After passing in both...more