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New York Governor Lifts COVID-19 Guidance and Signs Legislation Amending the HERO Act

On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), which mandates workplace health and safety protections from any airborne infectious disease that the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York State Passes Significant Amendments to the HERO Act

On June 7, 2021, the New York State legislature amended certain provisions of the HERO Act which, as we previously reported, requires all employers in New York to adopt a prevention plan to protect against further spread of...more

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New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana: Altered States for Employers

On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalizes the adult recreational use of marijuana and revises Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law....more

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Paid Sick Leave Arrives for New York State Employers & New York City Amends Its Own Paid Sick Leave Law

The New York State Paid Sick Leave Law’s accrual provisions go into effect today, September 30, 2020. In April, Governor Cuomo signed into law new permanent paid sick leave requirements for all New York State employers...more

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New York Expands Workplace Protections For Domestic Violence Victims

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Governor Andrew Cuomo just signed into effect an amendment to New York law expanding the protections employers must provide to employees who are victims of domestic violence. In addition to expanded protections against...more

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Amendments to State Human Rights Law Will Impact New York Companies

• Amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) lower the bar for employees and individual nonemployees pursuing discrimination and harassment claims. • In several respects, the amendments align the NYSHRL...more

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New York Protects Religious Garb And Facial Hair In The Workplace

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New York Governor Cuomo just signed into effect an amendment to state law which expressly prohibits discrimination against employees based on clothing or facial hair worn in accordance with the employee’s religion. The...more

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New York Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Hairstyle Discrimination

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation amending state law to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on hair texture or protective hairstyles as race-based discrimination. The new law took effect...more

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New York Extends Pay Equity Act to All Protected Classes

The New York State Legislature has passed an amendment to New York’s Achieve Pay Equity Act (the “Act”), which will prohibit pay discrimination against any employee based on his or her membership in any class protected by the...more

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New York Lawmakers Pass Game-Changing Reforms to State Discrimination Laws

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Still grappling with the expansive sexual harassment reforms passed last year, New York businesses and employers will soon need to manage through yet another expansive suite of amendments that will continue the state’s...more

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Labor Class Civil Service Employees Afforded Job Protection

On September 7, 2018, Governor Cuomo signed legislation that amended Civil Service Law Section 75. Pursuant to the amendments, Section 75 now extends hearing rights (i.e., the right to written disciplinary charges and a...more

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Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

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Changing the Changes: 2015 Revisions to the New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013

The Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the “2013 Act”) carried out the first major overhaul of the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the "NPCL") in four decades. A number of changes to the 2013 Act were enacted in...more

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Bill Passed to Amend the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law

On December 11, 2015 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into a law a bill amending New York’s Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the “NPCL”), Estates Powers and Trusts Law (the “EPTL”) and Religious Corporations Law (the “RCL”). ...more

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Top 10 Largest Shareholders of a Non-Publicly Traded Foreign Corporation May be Held Liable for Unpaid Wages for Services...

New York has amended its Business Corporation Law (BCL) to make the top ten largest shareholders of a non-publicly traded foreign corporation liable for unpaid wages. The change will go into effect in the middle of next...more

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New York Extends Sunset Provision on 2012 Wage Deduction Law Amendments to 2018

UPDATE: On October 26, 2015, Governor Cuomo signed a bill (A07594) extending the expiration period of the 2012 amendments to New York Labor Law 193 from three years after their effective date (November 6, 2015) to six...more

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New York Wage Deduction Amendments Renewed for Another Three Years

In case you were wondering, and we that know you were, Governor Cuomo recently signed a bill that extends the 2012 amendments made to NY’s Wage Deduction Law until November 2018. Without the extension, the amendments would...more

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Stronger New York Pay Equity Law to Take Effect in January 2016

New York employers take notice: an amendment to New York’s equal pay law (S.1/A.6075) was signed by Governor Cuomo on October 21, 2015. The law amends Labor Law Section 194, which prohibits pay differentials based on gender...more

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Changes to New York Telehealth Coverage Coming Soon

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After New York became the 22nd state to enact a telemedicine commercial coverage statute, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment changing the statute. The amendment makes sweeping changes to telehealth coverage under New...more

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Health Care: NYS Adopts Amendments to Telehealth Delivery Legislation (4/15)

On March 13, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the telehealth delivery legislation (Chapter 550) (A-9129) made effective January 1, 2015....more

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New York Labor Law Amendments Put LLCs and Their Members on the Front Line

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The New York State Legislature passed a bill on June 19, 2013, intended to update New York’s labor law, including the Wage Theft Protection Act (WTPA). The bill (A 8106-C, S5885-B), signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on...more

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Changes to New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act Eliminating the Annual Wage Notice Requirement

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On December 29, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that amends the Wage Theft Prevention Act (the “WTPA”) eliminating the burdensome annual wage notice requirement that was previously placed on employers (the...more

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New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Amended – Annual Wage Notices No Longer Required

On December 29, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law amendments to the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (the “WTPA”). Bill A08106C (Assembly), S05885-B (Senate). Most notably, the amendments eliminate the WTPA’s annual...more

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2014 Changes to the New York Uniform Commercial Code

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The changes provide modernization but with some nonuniform provisions. On December 17, 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York Assembly Bill 9933, which amends the Uniform Commercial Code (the...more

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Key Changes to New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act Become Law

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After a delay of nearly six months, on December 29, 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into a law a bill (A 8106-C, S5885-B) that amends the state's Labor Law, including the Wage Theft Prevention Act (the WTPA), and...more

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