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New York Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks: 4 Key Takeaways

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Nursing employees now have the right to paid break time to express breast milk during the workday under a New York State law that took effect June 19. This move underscores Governor Hochul’s push for legislation supporting...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Employee Notice Requirement for NYC Employers

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently published a "Know Your Rights at Work" poster. The one-page multilingual poster contains a scannable QR code linked to the DCWP website which...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims

In a hotly anticipated decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that manual workers do not have a private right of action under the New York Labor Law...more

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New York Employers Score Wins on Frequency-of-Pay Claims, Proposed Amendment

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Two recent developments may signal the beginning of the end for the wave of “frequency-of-pay” litigation that has hit New York employers in recent years. In a victory for New York employers, the Appellate Division, Second...more

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New York Frequency of Pay Update: Governor Proposes Legislation and Second Department Finds No Private Right of Action for New...

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New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 sets out a “schedule” for the frequency of wage payments of various categories of workers, including manual workers, who must be paid on a weekly basis.  New York State’s Department of...more

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New York State Issues Updated Minimum Wage Poster

The New York State Department of Labor has issued the updated minimum wage poster for “Miscellaneous Industry” employees for 2024.  The update covers all industries other than hospitality, farmworkers, and building service. ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NY DOL Finalizes Changes to Tip Credit, Meal Credit, Uniform Maintenance Pay and Exempt Employee Salary Thresholds

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As explained in our previous alert, in October 2023, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law increases to New York’s minimum wage, the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) issued proposed changes to the tip credit,...more

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Update: The NYSDOL’s Proposed Regulations Increasing the Exempt Salary Levels Have Been Adopted as Final Regulations

On Dec. 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published a Notice of Adoption of its proposed regulations in the State Register, which means the minimum weekly salary to qualify for the executive and...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

2023 New York Employment Law Roundup

Although 2023 perhaps did not see the passage of any laws quite as impactful as 2022—which, as employers will recall, included New York State enacting its own pay transparency law (see here) and novel New York City Council...more

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New York State’s ‘Freelance Isn’t Free’ Act: What You Need To Know

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Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the Act), which aims to provide freelance workers certain protections across the state. New York employers who use freelancers or independent...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

On the Horizon for 2024 - More NY Employees Can Bring Wage Theft Claims

In a move that may have gone under the radar given recent world events, Governor Hochul recently signed S.B. 5572, legislation amending Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), limiting the exemption status and expanding...more

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Revisions to New York Unemployment Notice To Take Effect

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eyfarth Synopsis: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill amending Section 590 of the New York Labor Law to require employers to provide employees, upon separation, with notice of their right to file for unemployment benefits...more

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NY DOL Issues Proposed Adjustments to the Tip Credit in Accordance with the Upcoming Increase in Minimum Wage

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Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law in May increases to New York’s minimum wage that will occur over the next few years. The first increase is set to take effect on January 1, 2024. Additional increases to the minimum wage...more

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Proposed Rules Issued for New York’s Pay Transparency Law: What You Need to Know

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The New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has issued proposed regulations related to New York’s Pay Transparency Law, which are open for comment until November 12, 2023. In addition, the NYDOL issued a fact sheet and a set of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York Issues Guidance, Proposes Regulations on Newly Effective Pay Transparency Requirements

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Pay transparency obligations are in effect in New York State, and the state Department of Labor has issued employer guidance and proposed regulations. As of September 17, 2023, covered employers must include in any...more

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New York State Promulgates Regulations for its New Pay Range Disclosure Law

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As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed...more

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What New York Employers Need to Know About Pay Frequency Requirements for Hourly and Manual Workers

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New York employers who pay their non-exempt, hourly employees on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis may need to think again based on recent court decisions interpreting the definition of “manual worker” under the New York...more

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Con efficacia immediata: i datori di lavoro di New York devono ora rendere disponibili in formato elettronico tutti gli annunci...

In data 16 dicembre 2022, il governatore Kathy Hochul ha firmato un emendamento con efficacia immediata alla sezione 201 della legge sul lavoro ove si richiede che tutti gli annunci esposti obbligatoriamente nel luogo di...more

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New York Employers Must Provide Digital Workplace Posters

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In addition to the increasing number of posters employers are required to physically display, effective December 16, 2022, New York employers must now furnish all employees with digital copies of all required posters via...more

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New York Expands Retaliatory Workplace Safeguards for Protected Leave

On Nov. 21, 2022 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a Bill A8092-B/S1958 into law that expands retaliatory workplace protections for employees. The newly signed law amends New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 215 to prohibit...more

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New York Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Employees for Lawful Absences

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Starting February 19, 2023, New York employers will be prohibited from retaliating against employees who take lawful absences pursuant to federal, state or local law. Employers are advised to review their leave of absence...more

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New York State Launches Employee Hotlines

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New York State has launched two statewide, toll-free “hotlines” that aggrieved individuals can use to confidentially report workplace issues. The first hotline, which addresses sexual harassment, was announced on July 19...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York Department of Labor Adopts Rules Regarding Sick Leave

Over a year after the effective date of the New York State Sick Leave Law (SLL), the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has formally adopted rules, first proposed in December 2020, governing the law....more

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New York Adopts Rules Clarifying Sick Leave Law

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On December 22, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) adopted rules (“Rules”) implementing the state’s sick leave law (NY Labor Law §196-b, or the “Sick Leave Law”), providing long-awaited clarification of the Sick...more

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New York Department of Labor Releases Final Regulations for State Sick Leave Law

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On December 22, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (Department) issued final regulations regarding the New York State Sick Leave Law (NYSSLL), which has been in effect since September 30, 2020. The final regulations do...more

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