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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
The New York State Department of Labor has issued the updated minimum wage poster for “Miscellaneous Industry” employees for 2024. The update covers all industries other than hospitality, farmworkers, and building service. ...more
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
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
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYS DOL”) issued updated regulations under the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act (“the Act”), which requires covered employers to provide 90 days’...more
Amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY WARN Act) that the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) adopted in June 2023 are now in effect. Among other things, the amended...more
On June 21, 2023, the New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) adopted amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “Act”) regulations to “address the post-pandemic employment climate.”...more
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued a form of required notice that New York employers must post to comply with the State’s recently amended whistleblower protection law. As we previously reported, the...more
As we wrote about here, the New York HERO Act requires employers to develop a safety plan to address airborne infectious diseases. On September 6, Kathy Hochul, who replaced scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo as state governor,...more
An amendment to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining (NYS WARN) Act adds certain governmental entities to the list of individuals and entities that must receive advance notice of a WARN-triggering event. The...more
As we previously reported here, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued final regulations in September 2016 imposing new notice and consent requirements on employers who pay wages via direct deposit and debit...more
Yesterday, the New York Industrial Board of Appeals struck down a regulation adopted by the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) which sought to regulate the manner in which employers pay wages. The impending regulation,...more
California Legislative Update - In the latter half of 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous bills into law. Below is a summary of those laws that will affect California employers in 2017 and beyond. ...more
Last year the New York legislature and New York Department of Labor amended several employment laws implementing changes that took effect at the end of 2016 or are set to take effect early this year. This post summarizes the...more