On August 4, 2023, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bill 07623 (“S07623”), which would dramatically restrict employers’ ability to use both electronic monitoring and automated employment decision-making technology...more
On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Workforce Protection (“DCWP”) promulgated its final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law...more
4/13/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
City of New York ,
Decision-Making Process ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government
On March 3, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a series of amendments to the New York Pay Transparency Law (“NYPTL”) into law. As we previously reported, the NYPTL takes effect on September 17, 2023 and will require...more
3/9/2023
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On December 12, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) announced that it would delay the date of its enforcement of the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law (“AEDTL”)...more
12/14/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Decision-Making Process ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Hearing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) passed Int. 134, an amendment to New York City’s Salary Transparency Law (the “Salary Transparency Law” or “STL”) that finalized a number of significant changes to...more
5/2/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) issued its first round of guidance regarding the salary transparency law (the “Salary Transparency Law” or “STL”) currently scheduled to take...more
4/11/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Salary ,
New York ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Transparency ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
On March 27, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, an act designed to amend and strengthen the existing federal Equal Pay Act (“EPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). The Paycheck Fairness Act,...more
3/29/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
Part II: Offer Letters and Background Checks -
In a previous article, we addressed certain pitfalls for numerous foreign employers seeking to hire personnel in New York State (regarding advertising and interviewing for a...more
11/6/2018
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Background Checks ,
Credit History ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Offers ,
NYSHRL ,
Offer Letters ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws
Part I: Advertising and Interviewing -
Foreign companies expanding their operations to the U.S. through New York usually handle their U.S. hiring process like the way they do back in their home country. They should not....more
9/28/2018
/ Advertising ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Offers ,
Offer Letters ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State Labor Laws
As described in a previous blog post, New York’s 2019 Budget created significant new responsibilities for employers in the state with respect to sexual harassment prevention. As of October 9, 2018, all employers in New York...more