As part of its 2019-20 budget, New York State has amended Election Law § 3-110 to provide for an additional hour of paid time off from work to vote. The amendment took effect on April 12, 2019....more
The United States Department of Labor (the “USDOL”) has revised its Fact Sheet #71 guidance on unpaid internship programs at “for-profit” businesses (the “Guidance”). That Guidance is consistent with rulings by a majority of...more
The NYC Department of Consumer Affairs has adopted regulations regarding the Fair Workweek Law (“FWL”), which place detailed requirements that severely limit the flexibility and operational discretion of covered employers...more
New York City Mayor de Blasio has signed an amendment to the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the “Act”) expanding the Act’s coverage in two significant respects.
First, effective May 5, 2018, the Act will be known as...more
New York State’s Paid Family Leave Law (the “PFL Law”) takes effect on January 1, 2018. Under the PFL Law, eligible employees may take paid family leave for (1) child bonding, (2) to care for a family member with a serious...more
As described in our previous advisories, New York City recently amended its Human Rights Law (the “NYCHRL”) to prohibit inquiries into applicants’ salary histories during the hiring process (the “Amendments”), effective...more
On May 1, 2017, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (the “DCA”) promulgated rules which purport to “clarify” the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”). Those rules impose more extensive limitations on businesses...more
New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (the “NYPFL Law”), the most comprehensive paid family leave program in the nation, goes into effect January 1, 2018. Starting on that date, employees will be eligible for up to eight...more
Newly enacted amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law (the “Amendments”) with an effective date of October 31, 2017 will, under most circumstances, prohibit inquiry into a job applicant’s pay history. As of October...more
Late last year, we issued a client alert concerning the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”), an ordinance which requires all agreements with freelancers operating in New York City with a value of $800 or more to be in...more
To promote fair employment practices and close the pay gap for women and people of color, Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign a bill passed by an overwhelming majority of the New York City Council on April 5, 2017 that...more
The New York State Industrial Board of Appeals (the “IBA” or the “Board”) invalidated regulations scheduled to take effect on March 7, 2017, that would have enhanced the notice and authorization requirements for employers...more
Attention was scarcely paid to an October 2016 issuance of proposed wage orders by the New York State Department of Labor. But they are now set to take effect December 31, 2016, and employers must be aware of their...more
New York City has adopted a novel ordinance, known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”), requiring employers and individual independent contractors (a/k/a freelancers) to reduce to writing any single agreement with a...more
New York state has enacted two new major employment laws that all New York employers need to prepare for: (1) the most comprehensive paid family leave law in the country commencing in 2018; and (2) beginning Dec. 31, 2016,...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently adopted a new test making it more difficult for New Jersey employers to classify workers as independent contractors. In a lawsuit brought by contract delivery drivers against a chain of...more