In October 2023, we wrote an alert detailing an amendment to New York's Penal Code that added wage theft as a means of committing criminal larceny. This amendment, along with the creation of a specialized Worker Protection...more
As any savvy employer will tell you, the start of the new year comes with new employee leave obligations. Effective January 1, 2024, employers across the country must comply with various new employee paid leave laws and...more
To celebrate Labor Day, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of bills on September 7 to strengthen protections for workers in New York. Below, we discuss these new developments....more
On May 3, 2023, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, signed the state budget legislation which will incrementally increase the state's minimum wage. The increases will maintain the state's tiered approach, whereby New York City,...more
On November 21, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Bill A8092B (the Law). The Law amends ยง215 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to "clarif[y] that workers shall not be punished or subjected to...more
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