Starting January 15, 2022, DC will require the following establishments to verify that their guests, visitors and consumers ages 12 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine...more
1/12/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Workplace Safety
Effective January 1, 2022, Phila. Code § 9-5500 now prohibits Philadelphia employers from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the ordinance makes it an unlawful...more
1/5/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Marijuana ,
New Regulations
The New York City Council approved a bill that amends the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to require employers to provide paid COVID-19 child vaccination leave. Without signature from Mayor Bill de Blasio, the bill...more
12/23/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minor Children ,
New Regulations ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
Over the past decade many employers have adopted Artificial Intelligence driven tools to automate various aspects of the workplace, including the recruiting and hiring process. These tools have come under scrutiny by...more
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the COVID Vaccination Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (“Emergency Act”), which requires employers to provide paid leave to employees and their children for time spent obtaining...more
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that on November 22, 2021, the District’s indoor mask mandate – one of, if not the most restrictive mask mandate – will be significantly scaled back. ...more
Effective as of October 5, 2021, Int. 2397-2021 requires operators of “transient hotels” (as defined by Section 12-10 of the New York City zoning resolutions) to pay their employees severance pay if: 1. the hotel closed to...more
The New York City Department of Health has issued a standing Order that creates a process for those who live or work in the City to receive the documentation needed to claim leave in certain circumstances under the New York...more
Effective January 11, 2020, the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) has been amended to expand protections under the law to freelancers and independent contractors. Significantly, this includes the requirement that...more
1/15/2020
/ Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
NYCHRL ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment
2019 was a busy year for lawmakers across the nation, underscoring the need for employers to remain apprised of all the new laws that will be taking effect in 2020. Below we summarize some of the significant developments...more
12/27/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
DFEH ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gender Identity ,
Local Ordinance ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
NYSHRL ,
Paid Leave ,
Preemption ,
Right to Privacy ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII
As we previously reported, effective October 30, 2019, Westchester County, NY employers are required to provide paid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking (“safe time”). Leave under the...more
Implementation of the City of San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance has been delayed pending a legal challenge, less than two weeks before the ordinance’s scheduled effective date of August 1, 2019....more
As we find ourselves in the midst of summer, employers in New York should keep an eye on the upcoming October 9th deadline for providing anti-harassment training to all employees. ...more
As we have previously reported, in late 2018, a Texas appellate court ruled that a similar paid sick leave ordinance enacted in Austin violated the Texas Minimum Wage Act and the Texas Constitution and was therefore...more
As we previously reported, Westchester County, NY recently enacted an Earned Sick Leave Law (the “ESSL”), which provides eligible employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave for their own medical needs, those of a family...more
As we previously reported, New York City has enacted the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act, which is a package of bills aimed at addressing and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Effective April 1, 2019, all New...more
Cincinnati, Ohio recently became the latest jurisdiction to pass a law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants for their salary history. Under the Prohibited Salary History Inquiry and Use Ordinance (the...more
As we previously reported, pursuant to a recent amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law, covered employers must now develop and implement a written policy regarding the provision of a lactation room, to be distributed...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the labor and employment landscape in 2019, including some significant laws set to go into effect this year, as well as...more
3/8/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Medical Leave ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Private Right of Action ,
Punitive Damages ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Vacated ,
Yovino v Rizo
States across the country have passed new laws addressing sexual harassment, paid family leave, and other labor and employment law issues. As many of these laws will soon become effective, employers should be prepared for the...more
1/16/2019
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Breastfeeding ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Rights ,
Local Ordinance ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws
The Philadelphia City Council recently passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which will impose new restrictions on retail, fast food and hospitality employers with regard to employee...more
The Suffolk County, NY Legislature has unanimously enacted a bill that will prohibit employers and their agents from inquiring about job applicants’ wage or salary history during the hiring process. The Restricting...more
As we previously reported, in February 2018, the city of Austin, Texas passed a paid sick and safe leave ordinance (the “Ordinance”) that would have required companies to provide paid sick and safe leave to their employees....more
11/26/2018
/ Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Preemption ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Westchester County, NY has become the latest jurisdiction to enact a law providing eligible employees with paid leave for their own medical needs, those of a family member, or other covered reasons. The Ordinance will take...more
The Austin, Texas City Council has enacted a paid sick and safe leave ordinance, becoming the first southern city to pass such a law for private sector employees. The ordinance will take effect on October 1, 2018 for...more