On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that further limits the terms employers may include in release agreements relating to claims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. The law took...more
11/30/2023
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Release Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York Penal Law making wage theft a criminal larceny. Under the penal code, “[a] person steals property and commits larceny when, with...more
On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more
9/12/2023
/ Discrimination ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Amendments ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
NYCHRL ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Last year New York state and local legislatures implemented a number of employment laws and ordinances that are set to take effect in 2023. This update summarizes these new legal requirements to help New York employers...more
12/20/2022
/ Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
New York ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Employment Health Screenings ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations
Effective February 10, 2020, the top ten members of an out-of-state limited liability company (“LLC”) can be held personally liable for violations of New York’s wage and hour laws. The bill, signed on December 12 by Governor...more
1/7/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
New Legislation ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Personal Liability ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
On November 7th a bill was introduced in the New Jersey legislature that would, like California’s AB 5..., codify a stricter version of the ABC test for determining independent contractor classification. The bill, S4204...,...more
11/15/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Definition ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On June 19th, the New York State Senate and Assembly voted to pass omnibus legislation greatly strengthening protections against sexual harassment. While the bill, SB 6577, is still waiting for the Governor’s signature,...more
On April 9, 2019, New York’s City Council passed legislation ..., which will prohibit employers from requiring prospective employees to submit to testing for tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, as...more
On February 4, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law legislation... which gradually raises the minimum wage in New Jersey to $15 per hour by the year 2024 for many workers in New Jersey. Under this law, for...more
As detailed previously, the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”), goes into effect October 29, 2018. In general, the Act allows New Jersey employees to accrue one (1) hour of sick leave time per thirty (30) hours...more
10/23/2018
/ Comment Period ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Penalties ,
Posting Requirements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Rate of Pay ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As previously reported in a prior article, in May 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”). The Act provides, among other things, starting September 6, 2018,...more
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”). The Act, which goes into effect on October 29, 2018, preempts all existing New Jersey municipal earned sick leave...more
5/9/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Murphy ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “Act”), which amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) to provide enhanced equal pay...more
5/3/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Governor Murphy ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Protected Class ,
Punitive Damages ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Treble Damages ,
Wage and Hour
New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal has proposed a bill which would prohibit private-sector employers from requiring their employees to access work-related electronic communications outside of their usual work hours. This...more