Effective as of March 20, 2024, New York City law permits “any person” to initiate a private right of action for violations of the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). The new law amends Section 20-924 of the New York...more
4/30/2024
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Employee Handbooks ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Private Right of Action ,
Safe Time ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings the “primary purpose” of which is to communicate the employer’s...more
On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more
9/12/2023
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Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Amendments ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
NYCHRL ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
On May 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance addressing the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) to employers utilizing software, algorithms, and artificial...more
6/13/2022
/ Algorithms ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Software
On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law (the “Law”) that will require employers to provide written notice to employees before engaging in electronic monitoring of telephone, email, and...more
Since taking office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has prioritized eliminating misclassification of employees as independent contractors. In furtherance of this goal, on July 8, 2021, Governor Murphy signed four bills into...more
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced it is officially withdrawing, effective May 6, 2021, the rule promulgated under the Trump administration addressing the standard to determine whether an...more
5/11/2021
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “MRTA”) into law, making New York the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana. The MRTA allows adults aged 21...more
On January 6, 2021, a bipartisan group of New York State lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 27, the latest version of proposed privacy legislation that would allow consumers to sue companies for improperly using or retaining...more
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its final rule (the “Final Rule”) setting the standard to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more
In yet another decision concerning gig economy businesses, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department upheld a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board (the “Board”), which held that...more
1/11/2021
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
New York ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Uber ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
The New York State Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) and the amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave law (“ESSTA”) expanding employees’ paid sick leave entitlements will go into full effect on January 1, 2021....more
1/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures