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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the 57th Governor of New York on August 24, becoming the first female Governor in New York’s long history. She succeeded three-term Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in the...more
The New York attorney general’s August 3, 2021, report regarding the sexual harassment allegations brought against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, “Report of Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Harassment by...more
On August 24, 2021, Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the first female governor of New York, assuming office in the wake of the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. The former Governor, a once-powerhouse politician with a decade in the...more
The August 3, 2021, report regarding the sexual harassment allegations brought against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, “Report of Investigation into Allegations of Sexual Harassment by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo”...more
And I'm not even talking about sexual harassment. As you all know, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) tendered his resignation this week, graciously offering to work a two-week notice. I am not going to pile on about the...more
On Tuesday, August 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo notified the people of New York that he would be resigning as governor, effective August 24, 2021. This resignation follows the publication last week of the report by the Attorney...more
Nearly six months after the New York Attorney General announced the commencement of an independent investigation of allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, a bombshell, 168-page investigation report...more
The fall from grace in the #MeToo era continues; this time, it’s Governor Andrew Cuomo. This past week the New York State Attorney General released a report concluding that Cuomo had sexually harassed multiple women and...more
Are the rich making enough of a contribution to society? Are they bearing their fair share of taxes? Many New York legislators don’t think so. Following the elections of November 2020, the State’s Democratic party secured...more
In Washington: President Biden on Thursday signed a $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law. Biden, who signed the bill alongside Vice President Harris in the Oval Office, characterized the measure as historic...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
After a busy 2019 of expanding workplace protections in New York, Governor Cuomo just issued his 2020 State of the State to lay out his priorities for the coming year. And it should come as no surprise that several of the...more
• Whistleblower Carve-Out: For all employment-related agreements containing non-disclosure provisions signed on or after January 1, 2020, firms should include new “whistleblower carve-out” language as dictated by New York...more
With another busy year for employment law legislation throughout New York State and New York City coming to a close, New York employers should be aware of new employment laws that will take effect in 2020, as well as laws...more
As we previously reported, on August 12, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law significant legislation to expand workplace anti-discrimination protections. The State has now updated its FAQs to provide...more
As we previously reported this past summer, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed Senate Bill 6549, which amended Section 194 of the New York Labor Law to prohibit wage differentials based on any protected class. As...more
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill 506577 / Assembly Bill A8421, significantly expanding protections to individuals working in New York State, thereby increasing an employer’s exposure to...more
In recent months, New York has implemented several changes to its discrimination and sexual harassment law, many of which are effective in the coming month....more
On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed legislation making sweeping changes to the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”). Although we previously posted summaries of the significant amendments to the Human Rights Law and...more
Within the past few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation expanding the scope of anti-discrimination laws in the New York workplace and adding accommodation obligations for domestic violence...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the recent developments out of New York State, that will significantly expand workplace anti-discrimination protections....more
In this episode, Laura Scully discusses key legislation that the New York State Governor signed on August 12, 2019, as part of his 2019 Women's Justice Agenda....more
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law S.6577, a bill implementing a series of sweeping changes to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”). As we previously reported, S.6577 provides for a number of...more
As detailed in our June 2019 alert, the New York State legislature passed sweeping legislation designed to increase protections against workplace sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination under the New York State...more
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Assembly Bill A8421 / Senate Bill 6577 (“Law”), which, as we previously reported, contains sweeping changes to New York State’s Human Rights Law (“HRL”). Below is an updated...more