Seyfarth Synopsis: Like the New York City Council, the New York State legislature is considering a bill to effectively abolish at-will employment. If passed, the State bill would prohibit employers from discharging employees...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 27th, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (Second Circuit) issued its decision in Slattery v. Hochul, holding that Evergreen Association, Inc., a non-profit organization can challenge New...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A bill pending in the New York City Council would prohibit employers from discharging employees absent just cause or a bona fide economic reason. The bill would also ban employers from relying on data...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Division of Human Rights (“the Division”) recently announced that it will no longer grant a discontinuance for reason of private settlement for complaints filed on or after October 12,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City’s Fair Chance Act amendments are scheduled to go into effect on July 29, 2021, after bill Introduction No. 1314-A became law on January 10, 2021. Among other things, the amendments expand...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last year, as part of the New York State FY 2020 Budget, Section 3-110 of the New York State Election Law was amended to increase the amount of paid time off that employees could take to vote in any...more
4/14/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Elections ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Local Elections ,
Paid Leave ,
Posting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
Voting Leave ,
Voting Rights
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order (“EO”) 202.5 on March 18, 2020 that waives the unemployment waiting period, modifies certain pre-hire requirements for health care and childcare worker to ensure...more
3/23/2020
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.6 (“EO 202.6) that, among other things, required non-essential businesses to reduce their in-person workforce at any work location by 50%. EO...more
3/23/2020
Late Friday night, Governor Cuomo signed the anticipated Executive Order 202.8, which, among other things, requires a 100% reduction of the in-person workforce of all non-essential businesses in New York State. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: During a press conference mid-morning today, Governor Cuomo announced that he would be issuing an Executive Order requiring a 100% reduction for non-essential businesses. This Executive Order has not yet...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (the “FCO”), which was amended as of October 1, 2018, has long required that covered employers provide employees with the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement’s...more
1/24/2020
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
San Francisco ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York appellate court recently held that New York employers may be liable for liquidated damages for failure to pay employees on a timely basis, even where the employees have been paid in full....more
9/20/2019
/ Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure To Pay ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Payment Schedules ,
State and Local Government ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wages
Prognosticators have long predicted technological advancements that will drastically change the retail industry. Retail-oriented technological innovations are “hitting the shelves” as quickly as the advent of new products,...more
9/9/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Disruptive Technology ,
Innovative Technology ,
Inventory ,
Investment Products ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Robotics ,
Robots ,
Software ,
Technology
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent amendment to New York’s Election Law now provides employees up to three hours paid time off to vote. With the Primary Election just weeks away, employers need to ensure their policies and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has promulgated stricter regulations for consumer credit reporting agencies (“CCRAs”) compiling information on New York consumers, including, but...more
Between several recent social movements and increased access to social media platforms, both consumers and employees are demanding changes in the places they shop, frequent, and work. ...more
8/28/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Culture ,
Dress Codes ,
EEO ,
Leadership ,
Parental Leave ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Racial Bias ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Tone At The Top
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) is proposing to amend its rules to establish certain definitions and clarify the scope of protections with respect to gender under the New...more
8/22/2018
/ Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Human Rights ,
LGBTQ ,
NYCHRL ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) recently issued additional guidance in the form of “Frequently Asked Questions” on the Salary History Law that goes into effect on October 31,...more
10/13/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Best Practices ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Popular ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The City of Los Angeles recently issued its Rules and Regulations Implementing the Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance, providing critical guidance to employers on compliance with the...more
2/22/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Posting Requirements ,
Record Retention
The District of Columbia has become the newest jurisdiction to prohibit employers from inquiring into their job applicants’ and current employees’ credit information. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued a Gender Identity and Expression “Info Card,” expanding on its recent enforcement guidance, and reminding covered entities that they must permit...more
Today, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”), held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), which prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of criminal history against...more
Employers of technology innovators should beware the employment traps and risks associated with think tank operations and retreats, such as hackathons. Hackathons are company-sponsored competitions, where either teams or...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”) has published proposed amendments to the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), which prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of criminal history against job applicants and...more
On November 5, 2015, the New York City Commission on Human Rights released its long awaited Enforcement Guidance governing the New York City Fair Chance Act, which makes it unlawful to request or consider an applicant’s...more