The New York City Council has passed a bill that creates a private right of action for individuals claiming violations of the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). The Council presented the bill to Mayor Eric Adams on...more
On July 3, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed S.B. 1057 into law, expanding equal pay protections and making Hawaii the latest state to require certain employers to disclose salary information in their job...more
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that, if enacted, will require private employers with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees beginning...more
On May 10, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carey signed into law a bill that will require private employers with ten or more employees in Delaware to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave beginning in January...more
On March 30, 2022, Washington Governor Inslee signed into law a bill that will require employers to include a salary or pay range, as well as information about other compensation and benefits, in each job posting. The bill...more
4/4/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Washington
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed into law a bill that expands protections for employees who are subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The new law supplements existing state law that prohibits private...more
3/17/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tennessee ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
New York Governor Kathy Hocul has signed into law a bill that will require employers to provide notice to employees of electronic monitoring of telephone, email, and internet access and usage. ...more
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“the Act”) into law. Beginning next year (or later for small employers), the Act will require employers in Colorado to...more
As we approach the New Year, employers should keep in mind that several updates to the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NYPFLL”) are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020....more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the recent developments out of New York State, that will significantly expand workplace anti-discrimination protections....more
9/3/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
NYCHRL ,
NYSHRL ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
On the heels of enacting a law to prohibit hairstyle discrimination, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that amends the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) to expressly prohibit employment...more
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law significant expansions to workplace anti-discrimination protections in New York State.
As we previously reported in detail, the new legislation includes numerous...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Laura Fant discuss the recent New York law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of certain hairstyles. This law expands the definition of race...more
Oregon is the latest state to enact a paid family and medical leave law. The law, which will cover all employers with one or more employees working in Oregon, establishes a state-managed insurance program with employers and...more
7/24/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Contributions ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State Labor Laws
Maine’s Governor Janet Mills has signed into law an Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave (the “Act”), which will require covered employers to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid personal leave per calendar year....more
5/30/2019
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Governor Mills ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws
A new bill seeking to expand paid family leave in New Jersey passed the Senate and Assembly on January 31, 2019, and was signed by Governor Phil Murphy yesterday. The bill makes sweeping changes to the New Jersey Family Leave...more
As we approach the New Year, it is important to keep in mind several updates to the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NYPFLL”) that will become effective January 1, 2019. As we have previously reported, the NYPFLL provides a...more
The New Jersey state legislature has passed a new pay equity law which will, among other things, make it an unlawful employment practice to pay employees of any protected class under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination...more
4/18/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
Newly enacted amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) have expanded state anti-discrimination protections in the workplace, housing, and in public accommodations to include individuals who are...more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed into law an amendment to the NYC Earned Sick Time Act expanding the covered reasons for leave under the law, as well as broadening the definition of a covered family member for...more