On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”).
This EO states its purpose as a solution to claims of employment discrimination based on...more
With virtual terminations on the rise, what steps should employers take to ensure they are prepared and compliant if an employee secretly records their termination?
Epstein Becker Green attorneys Marc A. Mandelman and Lauri...more
As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed...more
9/20/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New Regulations ,
New York ,
NYDOL ,
Pay Transparency ,
Proposed Regulation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Amendments to the pending New York State law requiring employers to advertise salary ranges were signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on March 3, 2023. The salary transparency law with the amendments (which we previously...more
On February 13, 2023, the New York State Legislature approved an amendment, S1326 (the “Amendment”), to the upcoming New York State Pay Transparency Law S9427A (the “Law”), clarifying that the Law’s requirement that employers...more
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we explain how New Jersey’s WARN Act (officially known as the “Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act”) is set to become the strictest and most punitive in...more
This week, we explain how New Jersey's WARN Act (officially known as the "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act") is set to become the strictest and most punitive in the nation:
New Jersey Governor Phil...more
The wait is over. On January 10, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed bills S3162/A4768 into law thereby making April 10, 2023 the effective date for the sweeping amendments to the state’s WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”),...more
On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a bulletin warning that commonly used website technologies, including cookies, pixels, and session...more
On November 6, 2022, clocks will fall back an hour and in Westchester County, New York a new law requiring disclosure of salary ranges in job advertisements will take effect....more
November 1, 2022, is nigh. The date is significant for most employers in the City of New York because NYC Local Law 32, the salary transparency law (“the Law”), takes effect on that day....more
Pay range disclosure laws are spreading throughout the country, but perhaps nowhere faster than in New York and New Jersey.
On June 3, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 9427A (the “NYS Bill”),...more
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that COVID-19 does not qualify as a “natural disaster” under the federal Workers’ Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, effectively...more
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, New York City Mayor Adams signed the bill (previously described here) amending New York City’s new law that requires employers to list wage or salary ranges on job advertisements. Most...more
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) approved an amendment to a recently enacted pay transparency law, 2022 Local Law 32 (the “Law”) by an overwhelming majority. The Law will require employers to...more
On March 28, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights released official guidance (Guidance) regarding the upcoming pay transparency law, Int. 1208-B (Law), which requires all advertisements for jobs, promotions, and...more
NYC employers will soon be required to include a minimum and maximum salary on all job postings for positions performed within the City. As we previously reported, the City Council passed Int. 1208-B (Law) on December 15,...more
Following the state of Colorado’s lead, on December 15, 2021, the New York City Council enacted Int. 1208-B (the “Bill”), which requires most employers advertising job openings for positions performed in New York City to...more
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) issued a Commission Opinion Letter concluding that the group termination program disclosures mandated by the Age Discrimination in...more
New York State amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NY WARN Act”), effective November 11, 2020 (“Amendment”), to expand significantly the governmental entities that must receive notice of a NY WARN...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts to limit its spread caused a sudden and dramatic shutdown of large sections of the U.S. economy. Governmental shelter in place orders requiring non-essential businesses to temporarily...more
It's #WorkforceWednesday. Over the last week, employers faced tough questions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The week’s top workforce management and employment law news addresses these concerns:
Furloughs or...more
On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy enacted major revisions to the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), that make...more
1/28/2020
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Amended Legislation ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
Severance Pay ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
This edition of Take 5 highlights compliance with cutting-edge issues—such as pay equity, workplace violence, and artificial intelligence (“AI”)—that have a significant impact on retailers. We also provide an update on...more
7/16/2019
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Drug Testing ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
After nearly 16 years of legislative efforts, the New York State Legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA” or “Law”), explicitly adding “gender identity or expression” as a protected class under...more