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May Tip of the Month: New York Eases Penalties for First-Time Pay Frequency Violations

On May 9, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law significant amendments to the New York labor law, providing relief to employers in connection with frequency-of-pay violations. Previously, New York employers who failed...more

April Tip of the Month: Second Circuit Opines on Reasonable Accommodation Issue

On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified and potentially broadened the scope of an employer’s responsibility to offer reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

New York’s Amended Retail Worker Safety Act To Take Effect on June 2, 2025

Last year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act (Act), one of the most extensive retail workplace violence prevention laws in the nation.  Following an enforcement delay due to a February 2025...more

January Tip of the Month: Trump Executive Orders Challenge DEI Programs

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO) that takes aim at employment diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

November Tip of the Month: Texas Court Nullifies DOL Overtime Rule: Employers Face Decisions

On November 15, 2024, a Texas district court vacated, on a nationwide basis, a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that increased the salary thresholds applicable to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “white collar” and...more

October Tip of the Month: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on AI in the Workplace

On October 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace (the AI Guidance). The AI Guidance is the most recent in a spate of federal, state,...more

September Tip of the Month: New York's “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act: New Compliance Mandates for Independent Contractor Agreements...

Effective August 28, 2024, companies that engage independent contractors in the state of New York must now comply with New York’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act (the Act), a statute that imposes a range of new requirements...more

August Tip of the Month: Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Employment-Related Noncompete Agreements

On August 20, 2024, a Texas district court issued a decision blocking a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rule, which would have banned employment-related noncompete agreements....more

June Tip of the Month: Updated EEOC Guidance Enhances Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Protections

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its new Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the Guidance), the first update to its Guidance in over 20 years. Among the many...more

May Tip of the Month: New York State Budget Brings Employment-Related Developments

The recent passage of the New York state budget brought with it a range of employment-related developments, as well as the notable omission of an expected change...more

February Tip of the Month: SEC Targets Whistleblower Restrictions in Employment-Related Agreements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that it will take aggressive action against employers who, by way of employment-related agreements, restrict, prohibit, or otherwise discourage employees from...more

January Tip of the Month: DOL Reinstates 'Economic Realities Test' for Independent Contractor Analysis

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule revising its prior guidance on how to determine whether an individual may properly be classified as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more

December Tip of the Month: New York Limits the Scope of Enforceable Employee Invention Assignment Agreements

On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 5640, which adds Section 203-f to the New York Labor Law. Section 203-f creates statutory limitations on an employer's use of invention...more

November Tip of the Month: New York Minimum Wage Set To Increase in 2024

Beginning January 1, 2024, the state minimum wage in New York will increase. Subject to limited exceptions, it will then continue to increase annually thereafter. By way of example, effective January 1, 2024, the hourly...more

October Tip of the Month: Employers Must Consider Generative AI Policies

While generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs can allow employees to complete certain tasks more efficiently, they can also raise concerns regarding copyright infringement, plagiarism, and data privacy, among others....more

New York Bans Employers From Requiring Disclosure of Personal Social Media Login Credentials

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law bill A.836 on September 14, 2023, prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees or job applicants to disclose the login credentials for their personal social media...more

September Tip of the Month: New York Bans Employers From Requiring Disclosure of Personal Social Media Login Credentials

On September 14, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring that employees or job applicants disclose the log-in credentials for their personal social media...more

August Tip of the Month: NLRB Decision Modifies Independent Contractor Analysis

On June 16, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision reinstating an Obama-era standard used to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the National Labor Relations Act....more

July Tip of the Month: Supreme Court DEI Decisions Raise Questions for Employers

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina that the race-conscious admission...more

June Tip of the Month: New York State Legislature Passes Bill Banning Noncompete Agreements

On June 20, 2023, the New York State Legislature passed a bill which, if signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, will impose a blanket ban on—and render unlawful—all future noncompete agreements in New York. As explained more fully...more

New York State Legislature Passes Bill Banning Noncompete Agreements

The New York State Assembly passed a bill on June 20, 2023, which, if signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, will impose a blanket ban on—and render unlawful—all future noncompete agreements. New York’s proposed law is the...more

May Tip of the Month: NYC Council Adds Height and Weight as Protected Characteristics Under Human Rights Law

On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill to add height and weight to the list of protected characteristics under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). If enacted, employers will, subject to limited...more

April Tip of the Month: New York City Publishes Final Rule Regarding Use of AI Tools in Employment Decision-Making

On April 5, 2023, New York City published final rules for Local Law 144, which prohibits employers from using automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) to screen job candidates unless certain bias audit and notice...more

March Tip of the Month: New York Amends Forthcoming Pay Transparency Law

On March 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York State’s pending Pay Transparency Law, which will become effective on September 17, 2023. As previously reported, the Pay Transparency...more

Governor Hochul Signs Amendment to New York State Pay Transparency Law

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the New York State Pay Transparency Law (NYSPTL) on March 3, 2023. The law, which Governor Hochul first signed on December 21, 2022, requires employers to list...more

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