In April 2024, the New York State Legislature passed Governor Hochul’s 2025 Executive Budget that expands the statewide Sick Leave Law to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave per 52-week period for pregnant...more
In April 2024, the New York State Legislature passed Governor Hochul’s 2025 Executive Budget that expands the statewide Paid Family Leave (PFL) policy to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave per 52-week period for...more
All employers should take note of the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) final rule and interpretative guidance regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), recently issued on April 19, 2024. Effective last...more
In December 2023, New York City’s Mayor signed into law a new section of the New York City Administrative Code (Local Law 161, §32-102) that requires the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), in conjunction...more
On November 21, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S5026 into law, enacting the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (“the Act”). The Act provides that freelance workers or solo independent contractors (referred to...more
On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Bill S4516 into law, which amends the requirements for non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions in certain settlement agreements. Previously, New York law...more
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The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) became effective on June 27, 2023. Employers with 15 or more employees are now required to reasonably accommodate a worker’s “known limitation” related to pregnancy,...more
On June 7, the New York Senate, by a vote of 40-21, passed a prohibition on non-compete agreements in a modified bill, 3100-A (“Bill”). On June 20, 2023 the New York State Assembly passed the Bill by a vote of 95-52. The Bill...more
The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence innovation illustrated by ChatGPT, Bard, and other applications that have captured the world’s attention bring the promise of better and more effective tools on which employers...more
On April 6, 2023, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) issued final rules governing Local Law 144 of 2021. That law prohibits employers in New York City from using automated employment...more
On December 21, 2022, Governor Hochul signed New York Senate Bill 9427A into law, which is similar to the New York City Pay Transparency Law that went into effect on November 1, 2022. The state law imposes additional pay...more
California, New York City, Colorado, and Washington state recently have expanded or changed pay transparency and reporting laws, providing employees and applicants with greater access to pay data, and posing more risk for...more