On January 1, 2025, New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law took effect, making New York the first state to require all private-sector employers to offer paid leave to employees for prenatal health care services during or...more
2/6/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Healthcare ,
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Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State Labor Laws
Most employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan must soon take action to enroll their employees in the state’s “RetireReady NJ” retirement savings program. This...more
9/18/2024
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403(b) Plans ,
Enrollment ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
New Jersey ,
Pensions ,
Professional Employer Organization ,
Retirement Plan ,
Savings Plans ,
Secure Choice Savings Program ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Effective November 17, 2023, New York law was amended to void releases of discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation claims if the settlement agreement has certain common provisions regarding confidentiality,...more
Following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban on noncompetes and the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board’s internal memo opining that most noncompetes violate the National Labor Relations Act,...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” (the “Law”), which provides significant rights and protections for temporary workers, and imposes burdensome obligations on the...more
The New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) recently updated its Model Sexual Harassment Policy for all employers. The NYSDOL also released an updated model training slide presentation and training video. As a...more
5/11/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Labor Reform ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
NYDOL ,
Policy Statement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws