The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued a Final Rule on April 6, 2023, in an effort to provide guidance to employers subject to the City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) Law,...more
The New York City Council has passed a bill that – when signed into law – will push the effective date of New York City’s wage transparency law back to Nov. 1, 2022 from the original date of May 15, 2022.
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In less than one year, any employer in New York City that uses automated tools to screen job applicants must demonstrate that an annual bias audit has been completed to continue using such tools.
The law, which takes...more
New York City hospitality employers face a myriad of requirements under federal, state, and local laws.
This employment law "checklist" provides a guide for such businesses in order to ensure that they are onboarding new...more
5/7/2021
/ Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Compliance ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
New York ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personnel Records ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Separation Agreement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements
On December 17, 2020, New York City Council passed amendments to the Fair Work Practices chapter of the New York City Administrative Code, referred to as the “Fair Work Week Law,” that will significantly alter the...more
12/22/2020
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Failure to Perform ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Just Cause ,
Layoffs ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Seniority ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Considering that many furloughs and layoffs are approaching six months in length (and are likely to last longer), employers need to reassess whether they are now required to issue employment-related notices under New York...more
9/8/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
The New York Department of Labor recently issued guidance to clarify the parameters of its prohibition on employers (or their agents) asking for any information about a job applicant’s salary history.
The ban on salary...more
Effective immediately, the New York Labor Law includes a section banning discrimination based on an employee’s “reproductive health decision making.” Prior to Governor Andrew Cuomo signing this bill into law, New York City...more
Employee emails referencing an employer’s unfair labor practices may be protected under the federal National Labor Relations Act, even if such speech may seem inappropriate. An NLRB (Board) ruling on this issue was affirmed...more
New York State is poised to prohibit employers from relying on or inquiring about an applicant’s or employee’s wage or salary history.
An amendment recently passed by the state legislature would bar employers in New York...more
New York City Council recently passed legislation that prohibits New York City employers from requiring prospective employees to be tested for tetrahydrocannabinols or THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Notably, the law...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (Commission) issued Guidance concerning racial discrimination based on an individual’s natural hair or hairstyle. Released on February 18, 2019, the Guidance – a 10-page document...more
The New York City Council has passed new amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law that will add “sexual and reproductive health decisions” to the list of protected categories under the law. The City Council’s bill...more
New York’s Suffolk County has joined an ever-growing list of jurisdictions that ban pre-employment inquiries into and/or consideration of an applicant’s salary history. On November 30, 2018, Suffolk County Executive Steven...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has published a notice and information sheet that all New York City employees must post and provide to new employees as of September 6, 2018.
As detailed in our April 2018...more
As we reported back in April 2017, New York City Council enacted an amendment to the New York City Human Rights law that prohibits New York City employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary, benefits, or other...more
As discussed in our prior alert in 2015, New York City enacted the Fair Chance Act (FCA), which, subject to limited exceptions, prohibits private employers from seeking information from job applicants regarding their past...more
The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation that prohibits New York City employers from inquiring about or using the salary and benefits histories of prospective employees during all phases of the employment...more