*** UPDATE: Mayor de Blasio signed the bill into law on September 28, and it will take effect on September 30, 2020, except as otherwise set forth below. ***
The New York City Council has passed a bill aimed at aligning...more
As previously announced, the New York City Council has introduced an expansive package of COVID-19 bills that, among other things, propose sweeping protections for “essential” workers. The significance of this proposed...more
5/1/2020
/ At-Will Employment ,
City Councils ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Rights ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Premium Pay ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
The New York City Council is considering a bill that would expand the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to provide eligible employees with “personal time” that could be used for any reason. The bill would also expand...more
5/29/2019
/ Accrual Requirements ,
City Councils ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay
The New York City Council recently passed two bills that would amend the NYC Human Rights Law to expand the requirements of employers with four or more employees to provide lactation space for breastfeeding employees. The...more
The New York City Council has passed the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), a package of bills aimed at addressing and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. The legislation is now awaiting the signature...more
4/18/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
City Councils ,
Employee Training ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
NYDOL ,
NYHRL ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Contractors ,
State Labor Laws
The New York City Council will consider a series of bills aimed at preventing and addressing workplace sexual harassment, both in the private sector and in city agencies. The eleven bills, collectively titled the Stop Sexual...more
3/6/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
City Councils ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Local Ordinance ,
NYCHRL ,
Posting Requirements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
The New York City Council has passed a bill that would require employers to grant requests for temporary work schedule changes when needed for certain medical and family care purposes. If signed by the mayor, it would become...more
The New York City Council has passed a bill that would amend the NYC Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) to expand the covered reasons for leave to include situations where an employee or an employee’s family member is a victim of...more
The New York City Council has approved a bill that would make it unlawful for private employers to inquire into or rely upon job applicants’ wage history during the hiring process, with limited exception. The bill now goes...more
The Portland, Oregon City Council has passed an ordinance that will impose a tax surcharge on publicly traded companies whose chief executive officers are paid at least 100 times more than the median pay of other company...more
As we noted in an earlier post, the election of Donald J. Trump likely means that states and municipalities—and not the federal government—will lead the charge on worker-protection issues for the next four years. In this...more
12/7/2016
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Corporate Counsel ,
Fair Work Act ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Food Service Workers ,
Pending Legislation ,
Presidential Elections ,
Retail Workers ,
State and Local Government ,
Work Schedules
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James has introduced legislation before the City Council that would amend the New York City Human Rights Law to make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to request job...more
8/22/2016
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City Councils ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
The Minneapolis city council has approved an ordinance requiring employers with six or more employees to provide up to 48 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employers with five or fewer employees will be required to provide...more