On December 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a pay transparency law (Senate Bill 9427), requiring the disclosure of compensation and other information in connection with the advertisement of jobs that can or...more
New York City takes another step toward pay equity and transparency by joining a growing number of states throughout the country that have enacted pay transparency laws. New York City employers and their agents will soon be...more
Effective this week, Section 740 of the New York Labor Law has been amended to provide significantly greater protection from retaliation for individuals - including independent contractors - who raise concerns of employer...more
The New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“Hero Act” or “Act”), which requires every private employer, regardless of size, to establish an infectious disease safety plan, goes into effect today, June 4, 2021. The Hero...more
6/4/2021
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Beginning January 1, 2021, all employers with employees in New York, regardless of size, will be required to provide job protected sick leave to all New York employees. The amount of required leave depends on the size of the...more
New York City is offering to provide financial assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 through the NYC Small Business Continuity Loan Fund.
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New York City is...more
New York has enacted legislation effective immediately that requires employers to provide sick leave and job protection to certain employees affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic and expands disability and paid family leave...more
Building in part on amendments passed last year, the New York State Legislature has passed legislation significantly broadening protections for employees. Governor Cuomo is expected to sign the amendments into law shortly....more
7/2/2019
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As the #MeToo movement was changing the conversation around sexual harassment nationwide, both New York State and New York City passed laws aimed at changing the way New York employers handle sexual harassment in the...more
9/13/2018
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On April 12, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law budget legislation that includes significant anti-sex harassment measures that (1) require mandatory sexual harassment training and written anti-harassment...more
New York has enacted legislation that, over the next several years, will phase in 12 weeks of paid family leave for all employees, as well as a $15 minimum wage in New York City and other parts of New York State.
The...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) today issued proposed regulations which, if adopted, will dramatically increase the number of executive, administrative and professional (white collar) workers eligible to earn overtime...more
Question:
We’re a large company with offices in many locations, including in California, Minnesota, Washington and New York City. We often have disabled employees provide doctors’ notes that say they are unable to...more
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I am a New York employer and I have heard about some onerous requirements to furnish wage notices to all employees. Is this law taking effect soon?...more
The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), passed in 2011, requires, in part, that employers give written notice of wage rates to each newly hired employee within ten days of hire. ...more