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

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

The Battle Over “Frequency of Pay” Claims in New York Continues: 3 Top Issues for Employers to Track

The legal landscape for “frequency of pay” claims involving manual workers in New York has recently been bubbling with activity. The state law at issue regulates the frequency in which “manual workers” must receive their...more

New York Lawmakers Aim to Close Loopholes in NYC’s AI Bias Audit Law and Add Teeth to Workplace Protections

At least two proposed bills pending before the New York State Legislature would force employers to conduct bias audits and provide high levels of transparency if they use AI-fueled automated employment decision tools for...more

New York Employers Have More Tools to Challenge “Frequency of Pay” Claims After Recent Win: Your Key Takeaways

If you’ve been tracking litigation related to New York’s “frequency of pay” requirement for manual workers, last week’s highly anticipated decision Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch brings welcome news to employers. The state...more

New Year, New Workplace Laws: New York’s End-of-Year Wrap-Up

Continuing a years’ long trend of extensive alterations to workplace laws, New York State and New York City continued to enact new workplace legislation impacting employers. A substantial number of enacted bills in the past...more

Governor Signs 4 Key Changes to New York’s NDA Law: What Employers Need to Know

Governor Hochul recently signed a bill into law making significant changes to New York’s law on nondisclosure agreements, which will require employers across the state to make immediate changes to their practices. The...more

Contracts, Discrimination, and Pay, Oh My! A Slew of Employment Protection Bills Head to New York Governor’s Desk

New York state lawmakers passed a flurry of employment-related bills in the final weeks of the legislative session. The bills – which now head to Governor Hochul’s desk for consideration – aim to provide workers in the state...more

Weakened Warehouse Worker Protection Act Still Packs Punch For Certain New York Employers: 5 Key Changes to Know

With the June 19 effective date on the horizon, employers subject to New York’s Warehouse Worker Protection Act should begin preparations to comply with the law’s requirements sooner rather than later. Signed into law at the...more

New York Expands Required Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Employees: 5 Things Employers Should Know

New York is expanding accommodations and protections for nursing employees in the workplace. In accordance with amendments to New York Labor Law Section 206-c, which will go into effect in June 2023, employers across the...more

NY Employers Will Soon Be Required to Provide Electronic Versions of Mandatory Workplace Postings

Acknowledging that more and more employees are working from home and away from their physical worksites, the New York State legislature just passed a bill on April 26 requiring employers make mandatory workplace postings...more

Top 6 Things NY Employers Need to Know About Proposed Regulations for HERO Act Workplace Safety Committees

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently issued its long-awaited proposed regulations related to workplace safety committees as allowed under the NY HERO Act. New York employers have already been addressing...more

Salary Transparency Law Set to Rock New York City Labor Market: An Employer’s 3-Step Compliance Plan

In the City’s latest effort to combat gender and race-based pay inequity, the New York City Council passed a salary transparency bill at the end of last year, and it was enacted on January 15 after Mayor Eric Adams took no...more

New York Employers Must Act Immediately to Comply with NY HERO Act

New York employers must take immediate steps to comply with statutory requirements aimed at preventing the spread of infectious disease in the workplace. As previously reported, in May New York State passed the NY HERO Act,...more

New York Enacts Major Expansion of Workplace Health and Safety Standards to Create COVID-Related Protections

Following an eleventh-hour agreement to make “technical changes” to the version of the bill passed by the New York State legislature, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York Health and Essential Rights Act – also known as...more

New York Department of Labor Releases Paid Leave Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccinations

New York State recently granted both private and public employees up to four hours of paid leave per injection to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. While the basics of the leave were outlined in newly added New York Labor Law...more

New York Legislature Passes Bill Granting Paid Leave For Employees Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

New York employees are likely to soon receive paid leave to take their COVID-19 vaccination. One month after the New York State Assembly passed the bill, the New York State Senate unanimously voted 62-0 on March 1 to grant...more

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