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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

New York Anti-Discrimination Laws Extend to Nonresident Job Applicants and Employees

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 4/19/2024

New York has long protected its residents from discrimination in the job hiring process with the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), which was originally passed in 1945. New York City also has its own Human Rights Law...more

New York-Based Employers: Failure-to-Hire and Failure-to-Promote Claims Brought by Nonresidents Should Be on Your Radar!

BakerHostetler on 3/20/2024

On March 14, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the protections of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) can apply to non-New York state or city residents or...more

Understanding New York City's Height and Weight Discrimination Law: Essential Insights for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/12/2023

Effective November 26, 2023, a significant amendment to New York City’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) prohibits discrimination based on height and weight. This development aligns the city with a growing trend of jurisdictions,...more

Bill Prohibiting Height and Weight Discrimination Update

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 11/22/2023

As reported in our previous blog post, on May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Adams signed a bill into law prohibiting height and weight discrimination within employment, housing and public accommodations under the New York...more

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/12/2023

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

NYC Employers Prohibited from Discriminating Based on Height or Weight

Polsinelli on 6/6/2023

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill that expands the protections offered by the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Effective November 22, 2023, the NYCHRL will prohibit discrimination...more

Attention, New York City Employers: Discrimination Based on Height or Weight Is Now Prohibited

BakerHostetler on 5/31/2023

As previewed in a prior alert, discrimination based on height or weight is now prohibited in New York City. On May 26, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law the bill that the New York City Council passed on May 11, which adds a...more

All Tricks, No Treats: 250,000 Reasons Why Employers Must Act Quickly to Comply with NYC’s New Salary Transparency Law by November...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 11/1/2022

Beginning on November 1, 2022, most employers advertising jobs in New York City, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, will be required to include the salary range for every advertised job....more

Seeing Through the Pay Transparency Law

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/20/2022

NYC Local Law 32, known as the "Pay Transparency Law" (Law), will require employers hiring in New York City to disclose the minimum and maximum annual base salary or hourly wage for a job, promotion or transfer opportunity in...more

NYC Amends Pay Transparency Law with Implications for Employers Located Outside of the City

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 5/11/2022

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) voted to amend the City’s new pay transparency law (the “Law”), pushing back the effective date from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022 and resulting in several...more

New York City’s Wage Transparency Law to Take Effect November 1, 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/9/2022

On January 15, 2022, the New York City Council enacted Local Law 32 of 2022 (Wage Transparency Law or Law) to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to require that most employers include compensation data in their...more

New York City Council Passes Amendment to the Salary Transparency Law

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 5/6/2022

On January 15, 2021, the New York City Council enacted Local Law 32 (the “Salary Transparency Act”) amending the New York City Human Rights Law to require employers to state the minimum and maximum salary for any position...more

New York City Provides Guidance on Pay Transparency Law and NYC Council Proposes Amendments

BCLP on 4/12/2022

Since 2020, New York State (“NYS”) and New York City (“NYC”) have passed laws aimed at alleviating gender- or race-based wage disparities. On January 6, 2020, NYS banned all employers - both public and private - from...more

New York City Issues First Round of Guidance Regarding Salary Transparency Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/11/2022

On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) issued its first round of guidance regarding the salary transparency law (the “Salary Transparency Law” or “STL”) currently scheduled to take...more

NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance Regarding Minimum and Maximum Salaries in Job Postings

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/30/2022

On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) published long-awaited guidance regarding New York City’s salary disclosure law, which requires employers to post the anticipated “minimum and maximum...more

New York City’s Wage Transparency Law Requires Salary Ranges to be included in Job Advertisements

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/1/2022

New York City takes another step toward pay equity and transparency by joining a growing number of states throughout the country that have enacted pay transparency laws. New York City employers and their agents will soon be...more

The New York City Pay Transparency Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 2/17/2022

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Laura Fant discuss a recent New York City law requiring employers to state salary ranges in job postings. Effective May 15, 2022, as an amendment...more

Convicted Murderer Survives Motion to Dismiss in Hiring Suit

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/16/2022

Employers in New York may be liable for the failure to hire a convicted murderer, a federal court judge in the state ruled, refusing to dismiss a proposed class action. Henry Franklin was convicted of second-degree murder...more

Employers in New York City Must Provide Salary Information in Job Ads Effective May 15

Goldberg Segalla on 2/10/2022

In its effort to achieve pay equity and transparency, the New York City Council passed an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to create Section 8-107(32). The amendment—which becomes effective on May 15,...more

New Protections for Domestic Workers Under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/27/2022

New Yorkers who employ of domestic workers should note two recent amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) that went into effect on December 31, 2021, which together extend full protection of the NYSHRL to...more

New York City Passes Law Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Postings

Genova Burns LLC on 1/26/2022

A makeover is on the horizon for job postings in New York City. On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council passed new legislation relating to wage transparency on job postings. On January 15, 2022, New York City Mayor...more

New York City Enacts Law Requiring Salary Disclosures on Job Postings

Morgan Lewis on 1/20/2022

Employers must include minimum and maximum potential salaries in all job advertisements and postings for New York City positions effective May 15, 2022. ...more

New York City Employers Now Required to Disclose Salary Range When Posting a Job Listing

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 1/20/2022

On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved a bill amending the New York City Human Rights Law, transforming how employers advertise a job listing. Mayor Eric Adams chose not to veto the legislation before the...more

NYC employers must include salary range for open positions beginning April

Hogan Lovells on 1/19/2022

Beginning in April 2022, NYC employers with four or more employees must include the salary range of the position in job postings. The law, which passed on January 15 after the mayor did not take action to veto, amends the New...more

New Year, New Job Postings: New York City Follows Colorado and Connecticut Trend By Requiring Salary Range on Job Postings

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/19/2022

Effective May 14, 2022, New York City will require employers with four or more employees to include the minimum and maximum salary for a position in its job postings, including those for promotion and transfer opportunities....more

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