On March 18, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The Act took effect April 1, 2020, and it sunsets on December 31, 2020. This set of FAQs is intended to...more
Last night, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a bill into law that provides statewide paid sick leave related to the COVID-19 pandemic to employees in order “to address the immediate need of employees affected by...more
Welcome to the winter edition of the BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
12/20/2019
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome to the fall edition of the BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
10/8/2019
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employee Training ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Race Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
This morning the Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated final rule updating the minimum salary thresholds for employees to qualify for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA’s) executive, administrative and...more
By September 30, 2019, employers with 100 or more employees are required to submit certain pay data for 2017 and 2018 (called the Component 2 EEO-1 survey) to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Employers required to...more
Welcome to the Summer edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
7/1/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Training ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Voting Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome to the Spring edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
4/1/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Expression ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Wage ,
On-Call Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Last Thursday, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its Notice of Proposed Rule Making that would increase the minimum salary level necessary for employees to be exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor...more
Welcome to the second edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
10/4/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Medical Leave ,
Misclassification ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Website Accessibility ,
Work Schedules
Welcome to the first edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key employment trends that affected New York employers in 2017, and our...more
7/20/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Retailers ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Most New York City employers are probably familiar with the Fair Workweek Law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2018, but surely not all New York City employers are. That is likely because until now, that law applied only to...more
At least once a week we get a call from a client inquiring about the status of the new salary threshold overtime regulations. We have an update, and the news is good for employers!
By way of background, on May 23, 2016,...more
As we reported previously to New York recently joined several other states that offer paid family leave benefits for employees. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the New York Paid Family Leave Law (PFLL) will provide eligible employees...more
Given the exponential uptick in wage and hour lawsuits during the Obama administration and the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) continuing aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws, many employers have felt the...more
On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the New York City Council passed a law amending the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to add a protective class – salary history. The NYCHRL applies to all employers with four or more...more
As most employers are likely aware, effective Dec. 31, 2016, new minimum wages went into effect in New York. The rates vary for employers, depending on size and location. ...more
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the final version of the much-anticipated new Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regulations regarding the salary threshold for exempt employees. This post provides employers...more
In 2013, Governor Cuomo proposed multiple pieces of legislation, dubbed the Women’s Equality Act (“WEA”), to protect and further women’s equality in New York state. The legislation has been signed and became effective last...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a much-anticipated proposed rule that, among other things, more than doubles the salary threshold required for an employee to qualify as exempt from overtime pay under Fair Labor...more
With the start of the New Year, many employers are gearing up for their internship programs, which often coincide with academic semesters and summer recesses beginning in May. Such programs, though, have become a source of...more