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On January 17, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed Executive Budget for fiscal year 2025. The Budget includes appropriation bills and other legislation required to carry out budgetary recommendations...more
Over a year after the effective date of the New York State Sick Leave Law (SLL), the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has formally adopted rules, first proposed in December 2020, governing the law....more
On December 22, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (Department) issued final regulations regarding the New York State Sick Leave Law (NYSSLL), which has been in effect since September 30, 2020. The final regulations do...more
In yet another round of legislation and administrative decision-making, New York State recently expanded its paid vaccination leave requirements, whistleblower protection laws, and paid family leave requirements. New York...more
New York State recently granted both private and public employees up to four hours of paid leave per injection to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. While the basics of the leave were outlined in newly added New York Labor Law...more
An ongoing question amid the pandemic is whether and under what circumstances employees may receive multiple rounds of paid leave under New York’s COVID-19 leave law (the COVID Law). On January 20, 2021, the New York State...more
The New York State’s Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) recently issued new Quarantine Leave guidance for 2021 – guidance that is certainly controversial in that it seemingly goes beyond the statutory text of the NY COVID-19...more
On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NY DOL”) issued another round of guidance (“Guidance”) on the use of COVID-19 sick leave under the New York State COVID-19 Sick Leave Law (“Law”). Supplementing...more
On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor issued new guidance on the state’s COVID-19 leave law, which requires that employers provide up to 14 days of job-protected leave to employees who are subject to a...more
New York State's Department of Labor (NY DOL) has issued Paid Sick Leave Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) providing guidance on numerous leave-related topics including accruals, permitted uses, eligibility, and leave...more
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in State of New York v. U.S. Department of Labor, which declared that Department of Labor (DOL) exceeded its authority and failed to...more
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) has issued guidance (the “Guidance”) and answers to frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to various aspects of the newly-enacted legislation providing emergency sick...more
The arrival of the holiday season means that 2020 is just around the corner. In anticipation of the new year, employers should take time to review upcoming changes to the requirements of the New York Paid Family Leave Law...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