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
On January 10, 2021, Int. 1314-A (“Law”) was enacted, and it goes into effect on July 28, 2021. The Law significantly expands job applicants’ protections under New York City’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), otherwise known as the...more
3/11/2021
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Ban the Box ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
New York ,
State and Local Government
Effective August 25, 2020, Suffolk County, New York, will become the state’s fifth locality to enact a “ban the box” law. Similar to measures adopted by Buffalo, Rochester, and Westchester County, Suffolk County’s Fair...more
On February 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) by reactivating the Ordinance’s prohibition on employer inquiries into an applicant’s salary...more
New York’s salary history ban (“Law”) becomes effective today, January 6, 2020. To help employers comply with their obligations under the Law and to advise employees of their rights, the state has issued guidance...more
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”) published a legal enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying its standards with respect to discrimination based on actual or perceived immigration status and...more
10/31/2019
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Commission on Human Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Status Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
NYCHRL ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
On the heels of passing sweeping changes to New York’s harassment and discrimination laws, the state legislature has approved major changes to New York’s pay equity statute. This two-pronged expansion of the equal pay law...more
7/9/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Protected Class ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
Effective March 4, 2019, Westchester County will become the fourth local jurisdiction in New York State to “ban the box”—i.e., prohibit employers from including questions about applicants’ criminal convictions or arrests on...more
On November 20, 2018, Suffolk County, New York’s Legislature passed the Restricting Information on Salaries and Earnings Act (“RISE Act” or “Act”). With limited exceptions, the Act will prohibit employers in Suffolk County...more
On April 30, 2018, a federal district court in Pennsylvania issued a preliminary injunction against the City of Philadelphia, preventing the City from implementing the portion of its Wage Equity Law that prohibits employers...more
On October 31, 2017, New York City’s new salary history inquiry law (“Law”) will take effect. The Law bans employers from:
- requesting a job applicant’s salary history (which includes the applicant’s current or prior...more
On August 5, 2017, the final rules (“Final Rules”) interpreting New York City’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) took effect—nearly 18 months after the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) published proposed rules...more
On May 4, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill that amends the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit all New York City employers from (i) requesting a job applicant’s salary history or (ii) using a job...more
On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed Public Act No. 16-83, “An Act Concerning Fair Chance Employment” (“Act”), making Connecticut the ninth state—after Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New...more
Two important New York City laws impacting the hiring process have recently taken effect, requiring immediate action by most City employers.
The Fair Chance Act, New York City’s “ban the box” law (“Ban-the-Box Law”),...more
10/30/2015
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Ban the Box ,
Best Management Practices ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Credit Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
NYCHRL ,
Popular ,
Screening Procedures
As we previously advised in the April 2013 issue of Epstein Becker Green’s Take 5 Newsletter, on June 11, 2013, over Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto, an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) becomes...more