With only a few days left before New York’s pay transparency law takes effect, the state labor department issued proposed rules aiming to clarify employers’ wage disclosure obligations. Though the regulations are not yet...more
After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more
1/5/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Breastfeeding ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Leave of Absence ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Nurses ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pay Transparency ,
Posting Requirements ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Salaried Employees ,
Sexual Abuse ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warehouses ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
New York City employers should breathe a sigh of relief as the City recently issued rules to clarify a groundbreaking law about to go into effect aimed at protecting employees from unlawful discrimination when artificial...more
As part of the end-of-session rush of legislative activity, New York State lawmakers passed a bill that will require private-sector employers in the state to disclose salary ranges on job postings. The bill now heads to...more
With less than three weeks to go before the May 15 effective date of New York City’s salary transparency law requiring employers to disclose the expected salary range on internal and external job listings, the New York City...more
New York City employers need to disclose the expected salary range on internal and external job listings starting on May 15 due to a salary transparency statute enacted by the City earlier this year. While the statute left...more
Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more
12/29/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Just Cause ,
Marijuana ,
Masks ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
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Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
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Recreational Use ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Salaried Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
New York City employers who use artificial intelligence technologies to recruit and hire candidates and promote employees will soon face significant compliance obligations aimed at preventing bias when using such technology....more
Further restrictions on New York City employers’ ability to take adverse action against applicants or employees based on their criminal history are on the horizon. The New York City Council just passed a bill which will...more
Suffolk County, New York will soon follow other state and local governments that have enacted “ban the box” legislation focusing on an applicant’s qualifications for a position prior to considering the applicant’s possible...more
Gig workers in New York City recently gained a suite of workplace protections normally reserved for employees. The City Council amended its antidiscrimination laws in September to cover independent contractors, meaning that...more
This past week was a busy one for New York State lawmakers. In addition to passing game-changing legislation overhauling the state’s discrimination laws, the New York State Senate and Assembly just passed two pay equity bills...more
6/24/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
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Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Protected Class ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The New York City Council just passed legislation which will prohibit employers from requiring a prospective employee to submit to drug testing for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), the active ingredient in...more
In its final session of the year, the New York City Council voted to prohibit employment discrimination based on an individual’s reproductive health choices. On December 20, the Council approved an amendment to the New York...more
12/24/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Family Planning Clinics ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights ,
Job Applicants ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Amendments ,
Protected Class ,
Reproductive Discrimination
Suffolk County joins New York City, Albany County, and Westchester County to become the latest jurisdiction in New York to ban employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history. The Restrict Information Regarding...more
On the heels of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s call for New York to take additional steps to close the gender wage gap, the New York State Assembly passed a suite of pay equity legislation that would impact both private and public...more
4/24/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pending Legislation ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
Westchester County has enacted a Wage History Anti-Discrimination Law which will soon make it illegal for employers to ask potential employees their salary history. The law was passed by the County Board of Legislators on...more
On April 10, 2018, Equal Pay Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled proposed legislation banning all employers in New York from asking job applicants about their salary history. The legislation is aimed at closing the...more
4/17/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
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Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
The Albany County, New York legislature recently unanimously voted to amend the Albany County Human Rights Law to ban employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history. The law took effect December 17, 2017. With...more
The New York City Council passed legislation yesterday that will prohibit employers from making inquiries regarding salary history during the hiring process, a measure aimed at addressing gender-based wage gaps. Under the new...more
4/7/2017
/ City Councils ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
NYCCHR ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pending Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour