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New York Amends Workplace Violence Prevention Law to Extend Coverage to Public Schools

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Since 2006, public employers in New York have been required to implement programs to prevent and minimize workplace violence. Public school employers, including public school districts, New York City public schools, Boards of...more

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New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims

In a hotly anticipated decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that manual workers do not have a private right of action under the New York Labor Law...more

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New York Frequency of Pay Update: Governor Proposes Legislation and Second Department Finds No Private Right of Action for New...

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New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 sets out a “schedule” for the frequency of wage payments of various categories of workers, including manual workers, who must be paid on a weekly basis.  New York State’s Department of...more

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Update: The NYSDOL’s Proposed Regulations Increasing the Exempt Salary Levels Have Been Adopted as Final Regulations

On Dec. 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published a Notice of Adoption of its proposed regulations in the State Register, which means the minimum weekly salary to qualify for the executive and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

On the Horizon for 2024 - More NY Employees Can Bring Wage Theft Claims

In a move that may have gone under the radar given recent world events, Governor Hochul recently signed S.B. 5572, legislation amending Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), limiting the exemption status and expanding...more

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Revisions to New York Unemployment Notice To Take Effect

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eyfarth Synopsis: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill amending Section 590 of the New York Labor Law to require employers to provide employees, upon separation, with notice of their right to file for unemployment benefits...more

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New York State Promulgates Regulations for its New Pay Range Disclosure Law

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As employers throughout New York State are now determining how to comply with the newest State-wide pay transparency law, which took effect on September 17, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed...more

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What New York Employers Need to Know About Pay Frequency Requirements for Hourly and Manual Workers

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New York employers who pay their non-exempt, hourly employees on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis may need to think again based on recent court decisions interpreting the definition of “manual worker” under the New York...more

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New York State DOL Issues Amended WARN Regulations

The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NY WARN) regulations, which took effect on June 21, 2023. Both NY WARN and its federal counterpart require covered businesses...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New York State Issues Updated Guidance on Sex Harassment for Employers

For New York employers, the standards for sexual harassment may be shifting. The state requires all employers to adopt its model sex harassment policy or craft one that equals or exceeds minimum standards. Recently, the New...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New York State Issues Updated Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy and Training Materials

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) recently released updates to the state’s model sexual harassment prevention materials, including its model sexual harassment policy as well as its model sexual harassment...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

New York State Updated Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy

The New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) recently updated its Model Sexual Harassment Policy for all employers. The NYSDOL also released an updated model training slide presentation and training video. As a...more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

New York Department of Labor Finalizes Updates to the State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) released its updates to the State’s model sexual harassment prevention policy and published updated training materials for New York employers on preventing...more

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Amendment to the New York HERO Act Requires Employers to Recognize Joint Labor-Management Workplace Safety Committees

On December 28, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). The HERO Act was signed into law on May 5, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

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New York Proposes Incorporating Gender Identity, Remote Work into Sexual Harassment Model Policy

On January 12, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (the "NYSDOL"), in consultation with the New York State Division of Human Rights (the "NYSDHR"), released a proposed Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy aimed...more

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Proposed Changes to New York’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy

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The post-#MeToo reforms to New York State’s Human Rights Law, which expanded the anti-sexual harassment provisions, included a requirement that the state’s model policy, last issued in 2018, be reviewed and revised every four...more

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New York Employers Must Provide Digital Workplace Posters

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In addition to the increasing number of posters employers are required to physically display, effective December 16, 2022, New York employers must now furnish all employees with digital copies of all required posters via...more

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New York State Launches Employee Hotlines

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New York State has launched two statewide, toll-free “hotlines” that aggrieved individuals can use to confidentially report workplace issues. The first hotline, which addresses sexual harassment, was announced on July 19...more

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NYSDOL Releases Required Notice of Employee Rights Under Section 740 of the New York Labor Law

As detailed in our prior advisory, New York significantly expanded whistleblower protections under Section 740 of the New York Labor Law and created a posting requirement for employers to inform employees of their...more

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New York’s Expanded Whistleblower Protections and Notice Requirements Take Effect January 26, 2022

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On January 26, 2022, legislation (“Amendments”) amending and significantly expanding the scope of New York’s whistleblower laws will take effect....more

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Keep Your Safety Plans in Place: New York HERO Act COVID-19 Designation Extended Until February 15, 2022

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The New York State Acting Commissioner of Health has extended the designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the NY HERO Act until February...more

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Top 6 Workplace Law Proposals Raised During Governor Hochul’s 2022 New York State of State Address

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Although New York Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address focused on efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, she still managed to provide insight on a few key areas of labor and employment law that will...more

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NY DOL Proposes New HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Regulations

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The New York Department of Labor on December 22 released a new proposed regulation setting forth the workplace safety committee requirements under New York Labor Law Section 27-D, otherwise known as Section 2 of the New York...more

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New Workplace Privacy Legislation Requires New York Private Employers to Inform Employees of Electronic Monitoring

On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed new workplace privacy legislation (A.430/S.2628) into law. Beginning in May 2022, private employers with a “place of business” in the state of New York will have to...more

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New York Passes Law Requiring Employers to Provide Notice to Employees of Electronic Monitoring

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On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill requiring employers to provide written notice to and obtain employee acknowledgments from new hires before they may engage in electronic monitoring of...more

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