As of September 17, 2023, most private-sector employers in New York State will be required to post a job description and pay range for any job opening, promotion or transfer opportunity the employer advertises.
Governor...more
A new bill signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on December 16th requires employers to make mandatory workplace postings available electronically. The law goes into effect immediately....more
New York employers must re-evaluate their obligations to nursing mothers in the workplace under an amendment to the state Labor Law that expands accommodations to nursing mothers....more
As of November 1, 2022, most employers in New York City must comply with the City’s new pay transparency legislation. The legislation amends the N.Y. City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), requiring covered employers to include...more
11/17/2022
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Pay Transparency ,
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Prevailing Wages ,
Wage and Hour
Businesses likely recall the 2018 and 2019 updates to the New York Human Rights Law (“HRL”), the State’s primary workplace anti-harassment and anti-discrimination law. A trio of legislative bills signed into law yesterday ...more
New York's recently enacted Health & Essential Rights Act, otherwise called the HERO Act, has been modified.
As discussed in our earlier Alert, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the HERO Act into law in early May. The law...more
On May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “New York Health and Essential Rights” or “HERO” Act, adding new infectious disease prevention requirements for employers. The Act seeks to create enforceable...more
With New York's new Paid Sick Leave Law set to take hold on January 1, 2020, employers finalizing their leave policies should review additional guidance published by the N.Y. Department of Labor (DOL). Our earlier Legal Alert...more
Soon after the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) regulations in early April 2020, the State of New York filed a lawsuit against the DOL, challenging several...more
In an Executive Order issued late Friday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office clarified that individuals who voluntarily travel to states with significant coronavirus spread will not be entitled to paid quarantine leave from...more
It might not be business as usual, but business in New York goes on even as the state grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
New York State’s annual budget bill, signed by Gov. Cuomo on April 3, contains amendments to New...more
4/8/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Lenders ,
Lending ,
Liquidity ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New York ,
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
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SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
On Thursday March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor ("U.S. DOL") proposed a new "overtime rule," which would raise the minimum salary level for employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act's "white collar"...more
3/11/2019
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Trump Administration ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an updated set of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms for employers’ use. The forms are virtually identical to prior forms. The new FMLA forms are...more
Earlier this month, the Federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a new pilot program for employers to audit and self-report their payroll practices to the DOL. The program is dubbed the “Payroll Audit Independent...more
3/20/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) ,
Self-Reporting ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour