On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City will end the vaccine mandate for the private sector, which has been in effect since December 27, 2021. ...more
On September 9, 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) issued interim guidance (the “Guidance”) for employers regarding the employment protections passed for cannabis users last year pursuant to the New...more
In East Bay Drywall, LLC v. Department of Labor & Workforce Development, decided on August 2, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court confirmed the difficulties employers face when trying to establish independent contractor status...more
In early 2022, New York State entered S.812B/A.2035B into law, which amended the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Executive Law § 296, to require a statewide toll-free, confidential hotline (the “Hotline”) for the...more
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council approved Int. 134-A (the “Bill”) to amend several aspects of the New York City salary disclosure law (Int. 1208-B) (the “Law”), including delaying the original May 15, 2022...more
On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) released guidance (the “Guidance”) regarding employer obligations under Int. 1208-B (the “Law”). As we previously reported, the Law requires...more
On March 28, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A-4134, the New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act, also called the NJ Auto-IRA Act (the “Act”), “for the purpose of promoting greater retirement savings for...more
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” (the “Act”), following the earlier passage of the Act by both the United States...more
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued a form of required notice that New York employers must post to comply with the State’s recently amended whistleblower protection law. As we previously reported, the...more
The new year has brought with it new legislation in New Jersey that warrants close scrutiny by hotel owners and operators alike. Introduced as Bill A-6246, which was signed by Governor Phil Murphy on January 18, 2022, upon a...more
On November 8, 2021, Governor Hochul signed a bill into law that requires private New York employers to provide written notice to employees before monitoring their telephone, email, and internet access or usage. This law...more
On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill (Int. 1208-B) that requires New York City employers with four or more employees (including independent contractors) to disclose minimum and maximum salary...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued long-awaited proposed rules regarding the establishment and administration of workplace safety committees under the New York State Health and...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued the final rules (the “Rules”) implementing the New York State Sick Leave Law (“NYSSLL”), which has been in effect since September 30, 2020. In...more
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an Order that dissolved the stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...more
On December 15, 2021, New York City issued guidance regarding the private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandate that will become effective on December 27, 2021 (the “Guidance”). As we previously reported, Mayor Bill de Blasio...more
On December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced (the “Announcement”) that, effective December 13, 2021, masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues require:...more
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a significant expansion to his “Key to NYC” program on Monday, December 6, 2021. Previously, the Key to NYC program required people 12 and older to show proof of at least one vaccine dose in...more
On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the implementation and enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standard...more
In yet another round of legislation and administrative decision-making, New York State recently expanded its paid vaccination leave requirements, whistleblower protection laws, and paid family leave requirements. New York...more
11/15/2021
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On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) published its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), 86 CFR 61402, which requires employers with a total of more than 100 employees, federal...more
11/8/2021
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On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed A-681 thereby amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to provide new protections against age discrimination for applicants and employees over the age of 70...more
On September 23, 2021, New York State issued Information and FAQs (the “FAQs”) regarding the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”), as well as updated model workplace exposure prevention plans. As we...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden released a new six-pronged national plan, the Path Out of the Pandemic (the “Plan”), to try and curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Plan includes the following measures:...more
9/14/2021
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On September 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Commissioner of Health designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents serious risk of harm to the public health” under...more