Employment Law Now: III-47 - New York, New World
Your employee handbook has something in common with the products you sell: neither lasts forever and both eventually will need an update. Think about when that new car rolled off the lot with that new car smell. It was...more
Effective June 19, 2024, all employees in the State of New York have the right to paid break time to express breast milk. Specifically, N.Y. Labor Law § 206-c1 provides that “an employer shall provide paid break time for...more
The Tenth Circuit recently reaffirmed that employers may lawfully enforce a policy against surreptitious recordings. In Spagnolia v. Charter Communications, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...more
Recent labor law, workplace safety regulation, and antitrust enforcement developments are creating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape for luxury retail industry employers. Companies must navigate an array of...more
In recent years, the issue of secret recordings by employees has sparked considerable controversy. You may recall the recent incident involving an employee at CloudFlare, who filmed herself for nine minutes while questioning...more
In 2023, the U.S. Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and, in June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) regulations interpreting the PWFA took effect. In general, the PWFA...more
Here’s an interesting case that at first blush appears to be an accommodations case, but on a deeper dive is a workplace misconduct case. In Spagnolia v. Charter Communications LLC, The Tenth Circuit Appeals affirmed the...more
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are officially here, and this year is full of milestones – from the Olympic debut of “breaking” (you may call it breakdancing) to equal participation rates by male and female athletes for the...more
On April 20, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a significant amendment to New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (NY State Labor Law § 196-b), mandating that all New York employers provide 20 hours of paid prenatal...more
Nursing employees now have the right to paid break time to express breast milk during the workday under a New York State law that took effect June 19. This move underscores Governor Hochul’s push for legislation supporting...more
On June 7, 2023, amendments to New York State's Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (the "Act") took effect. In short, the amendments required employers to provide designated areas for employees to express breast milk that...more
All New York employers are now required to provide 30-minute paid lactation breaks following a recent amendment to Labor Law § 206-c. New York State has long required employers to support working mothers by providing...more
California - Workplace Violence Prevention Plans: Effective July 1, 2024, most employers will be required to establish and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan. Additionally, employers will be required to maintain...more
As of June 19, employees working in New York are entitled to 30 minutes of paid break time (plus additional unpaid break time, as needed) to express breast milk. The New York legislature has been increasing protections for...more
Check out our 2024 employment law checklist to refresh yourself on employment laws that your company should be compliant with along with some specific laws that recently became effective, including: •Chicago Paid Leave and...more
Effective June 19, 2024, New York State Labor Law Section 206-c requires all private and public employers to provide 30 minutes of paid break time for employees to express breast milk when the employee has a reasonable need...more
New York employers are now required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid break time each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk. While New York employers have been required to provide breaks to nursing...more
EEOC Publishes Final Regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. On June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final regulations clarifying the scope of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...more
On April 19, 2024, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule (the Rule) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Although the PWFA went into effect last year in June 2023, the EEOC’s...more
Effective June 19, 2024, New York employers will be required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid lactation breaks to employees each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk at work. This change to New...more
The New York State Department of Labor has issued revised materials, including an updated mandatory model policy, ahead of the June 19, 2024, effective date for the transition of workplace lactation breaks from unpaid to paid...more
Effective June 19, 2024, the New York State Labor Law (“NYSLL”) is amended to require employers to provide 30 minutes of paid break time for breast milk expression. As we previously reported, the amendment was signed...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) issued a final regulation to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The regulation goes into effect on June 18, 2024....more
The latest round of labor and employment law updates includes several changes impacting employers in jurisdictions across the nation, summarized below. Colorado - Effective February 1, 2026 On May 17, 2024, Governor Polis...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the newest member of the family of federal anti-discrimination laws, is almost one year old! Instead of inviting employers over for cake and photo ops, after one year of accepting...more