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New Jersey Employers May Be Legally Required to Reimburse Certain Business Expenses

In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division considered whether employers are required to reimburse employees for business related expenses under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”) in Sands v....more

New York Employers: New York Has Become the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave, Among Other Major Updates

On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law New York State’s Budget for fiscal year 2025. The new Budget includes a few key bills impacting New York employers and employees alike, as stated in depth...more

New York City Publishes Workers’ Bill of Rights

New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) unveiled its Workers’ Bill of Rights website on March 1, 2024. The Workers’ Bill of Rights outlines rights and protections for employees, independent...more

United States Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule Raising Salary Basis Threshold

On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its long awaited final overtime rule (the “Rule”), which updates and revises the regulations addressing the salary threshold applicable to the “white...more

United States Department of Labor Releases New Rule for Independent Contractor Classification

On January 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a final rule (the “Final Rule”) setting forth new standards for determining whether an individual may be classified as an independent contractor under...more

Employer Requirements Under New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law to Change

On November 3, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law amendments to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, which go into effect on July 31, 2023. The amendments materially alter various aspects of the...more

The End of At-Will Employment in New York?

New York State and New York City are currently considering bills that would effectively end at-will employment. On March 6, 2023, a trio of New York State Senators introduced Senate Bill S05459, which, if passed, will...more

Westchester County’s New Wage Transparency Law Now in Effect

Effective November 6, 2022, a new wage transparency law, amending the Westchester County Human Rights Law, prohibits employers from advertising a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity without also including the minimum or...more

Effective Today – New York City Pay Transparency Law

As of today, November 1, 2022, the New York City pay transparency law goes into effect. As we previously reported, the law requires covered employers to disclose minimum and maximum salary information in job postings,...more

New York State Establishes Hotline for Sexual Harassment Complaints

In early 2022, New York State entered S.812B/A.2035B into law, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Executive Law § 296, to require a statewide toll-free, confidential hotline (the “Hotline”) for the...more

New York City Council Passes Amendments to the New York City Salary Disclosure Law, Including a Delayed Effective Date of November...

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council approved Int. 134-A (the “Bill”) to amend several aspects of the New York City salary disclosure law (Int. 1208-B) (the “Law”), including delaying the original May 15, 2022...more

Attention New York City Employers: Guidance is Now Available for the Salary Disclosure Law and Possible Amendments May be on the...

On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) released guidance (the “Guidance”) regarding employer obligations under Int. 1208-B (the “Law”). As we previously reported, the Law requires...more

New York Will Soon Require Employers to Notify Employees in Writing About Phone, Email, and Internet Monitoring

On November 8, 2021, Governor Hochul signed a bill into law that requires private New York employers to provide written notice to employees before monitoring their telephone, email, and internet access or usage. This law...more

New York City Employers will soon need to Disclose Salary Ranges on Job Postings

On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill (Int. 1208-B) that requires New York City employers with four or more employees (including independent contractors) to disclose minimum and maximum salary...more

Effective Immediately – New Jersey Employers Face Even Higher Penalties For Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors

On July 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three (3) bills into law aimed at further penalizing employers for misclassifying employees as independent contractors. New Jersey employers that engage in employee...more

New York Passes Employment Protections For Recreational Cannabis Use

On March 31, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which legalizes recreational cannabis use for adults aged 21 and over. The Act provides the framework for the...more

New York State Issues Initial Guidance On The Paid Sick Leave Law

After almost one month since going into effect, New York State has issued the first round of guidance on the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”) on October 20, 2020. As we recently reported, the NYSSL requires all...more

New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect And New York City Amends City’s Sick Time Law Requiring Notice By October 30,...

New York State Paid Sick Leave Law- As we previously reported, New York State passed the New York State Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”), which went into effect on September 30, 2020. While some New York localities, such as New...more

United States Department Of Labor Amends FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020

We have posted repeatedly about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which was enacted on April 1, 2020 to provide certain employees with leave and benefits necessitated by COVID-19. Effective September 16,...more

Readying For The Return: US Department Of Labor Issues New FAQs Related To The FFCRA And Return To School Issues

As we have recently posted on numerous occasions, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires most employers with fewer than 500 workers to provide paid time off for specified reasons related to...more

More Confusion Regarding Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”): SDNY Issues Order Vacating Parts Of DOL Final...

On August 3, 2020, the Southern District of New York (Judge J. Paul Oetken) issued a decision vacating four (4) parts of the FFCRA but upholding the rest. This decision came out of a lawsuit filed by the State of New York in...more

U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Final Regulations Raising The Minimum Salary Threshold And Increases The Threshold For The Highly...

On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its long-awaited final rule that will increase the minimum salary threshold that is required to be paid to employees who otherwise meet the “white...more

New Jersey Joins Many States In Prohibiting Pre-Employment Salary History Inquiries

On July 25, 2019, New Jersey enacted a law banning salary history inquiries, joining 18 other states in doing so, including New York and many municipalities. The law, NJA1094, becomes effective on January 1, 2020. The law...more

Employers Have Until September 30, 2019 To Provide Pay Equity Information To EEOC

On April 25, 2019, Judge Tanya Chutkan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in National Women’s Law Center et al v. Office of Management and Budget et al., Civil Action No. 17-cv-2458...more

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