Employers are facing new and evolving pressures as they navigate economic uncertainty. This leads to questions and concerns about managing their workforces with minimal disruption and in a way that mitigates risk from...more
6/19/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Best Practices ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leave of Absence ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Release Agreements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Separation Agreement ,
Webinars
On December 19, 2022, the New Jersey Senate passed Assembly Bill No. 4768 (A-4768), which, when effective, will implement a drastic expansion to New Jersey’s Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (NJ WARN...more
1/12/2023
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
On November 16, 2022, New Jersey Senate Bill No. 315 (S-315) went into effect, providing new employment protections to eligible employees of certain private healthcare entities that undergo a “change in control.” The law...more
1/12/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Sellers
Effective November 1, 2022, New York City employers are required to comply with Local Law 59 of 2022, commonly known as the New York City Wage Transparency Law, by including compensation data in their job advertisements. The...more
10/18/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Salary ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
In response to growing demands to overhaul the fashion industry’s labor practices, the New York State Legislature recently considered the New York Fashion Workers Act—an amendment to the state’s labor law—that would...more
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employers across all industries have experienced various levels of labor imbalance. For many, this led to a boom in hiring. Now, employers are bracing for economic uncertainty, leading to...more
8/31/2022
/ Best Management Practices ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its updated COVID-19 guidelines, revising both quarantine and isolation guidelines in the process. The updates reflect the growing number of...more
As of July 26, 2022, there are 3,591 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General has...more
7/29/2022
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Precautions ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization
Time for Compliance in an Altered Work Environment -
As companies continue settling into their new working environments—remote, hybrid, or fully back in the office—there remain a number of challenges that have stemmed...more
7/15/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reimbursements ,
Remote Working ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
On January 15, 2022, the New York City Council enacted Local Law 32 of 2022 (Wage Transparency Law or Law) to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to require that most employers include compensation data in their...more
5/9/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
On March 22, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a limited reopening of the rulemaking record for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for the healthcare industry, originally...more
3/24/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
On March 17, 2022, New York State’s Commissioner of Health ended the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the New York Health and Essential...more
Between March 9, 2022, and June 9, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will “expand its presence” in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that treat COVID-19 patients and that were previously...more
3/11/2022
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Inspections ,
OSHA ,
Patients ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Workplace Safety
On December 13, 2021, New York City’s Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, published an order (the Order) requiring private employers to impose COVID-19...more
12/17/2021
/ City of New York ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exemptions ,
Masks ,
Regulatory Mandates ,
Vaccinations
On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all New York City employers, regardless of size, will be required to impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates on all employees (subject to legally protected...more
On July 6, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard (Standard), as required under the New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act. Under...more
Employment law continues to evolve, and it can be a challenge amid an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws for human resources executives and employment counsel at multi-national businesses to maintain a...more
6/4/2021
/ Compensation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
EU ,
Global Workforce ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Remote Working ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Telecommuting ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wage and Hour
Effective March 12, 2021, all New York State employers are required to provide employees with paid time off (PTO) to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the employee’s regular rate of pay. Employees may take up to four hours per...more
3/23/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Cuomo ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Required Documentation ,
State and Local Government ,
Training Requirements ,
Vaccinations
With the school year underway, employers in the United States face a new challenge: childcare-related leave and accommodation requests by employees. With widespread remote learning and evolving legal obligations to provide...more
10/16/2020
/ Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Learning ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Social Distancing ,
Telecommuting
As students begin a new school year, employers in the United States face a new challenge–childcare-related leave and accommodation requests by employees. With widespread remote learning and evolving legal obligations to...more
10/5/2020
/ Child Care ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EFMLA ,
Eligibility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Parental Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Telecommuting ,
Webinars
On August 3, 2020, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down four parts of the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A copy...more
8/13/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family Medical Leave ,
Final Rules ,
Furloughs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Leave of Absence ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government
HOW SHOULD MULTI-NATIONAL EMPLOYERS APPROACH THE CORONAVIRUS?
Those that employ a global workforce are facing unique challenges with the evolving coronavirus outbreak. The number-one priority of every global employer is...more
3/4/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
France ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Multinationals ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety