Effective July 1, 2024, all New York City employers must provide their employees with a copy of the New York City Worker Bill of Rights poster.
WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE COVERED? This applies to any employer with at least one...more
The new year is off to a fast start, and companies are already looking ahead in anticipation of the legal developments and updates that may impact their businesses. Join McDermott’s Labor & Employment team for a presentation...more
2/13/2023
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pay Transparency ,
Proposed Rules ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
Effective November 1, 2022, New York City employers are required to comply with Local Law 59 of 2022, commonly known as the New York City Wage Transparency Law, by including compensation data in their job advertisements. The...more
10/18/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Salary ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
On September 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will end on November 1, 2022. The vaccine mandate for public employees will remain in effect...more
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employers across all industries have experienced various levels of labor imbalance. For many, this led to a boom in hiring. Now, employers are bracing for economic uncertainty, leading to...more
8/31/2022
/ Best Management Practices ,
Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its updated COVID-19 guidelines, revising both quarantine and isolation guidelines in the process. The updates reflect the growing number of...more
On July 12, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its guidance on compliance with disability discrimination law during the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous guidance, initially published on...more
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
5/9/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
NYCHRL ,
Pay Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
On March 22, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a limited reopening of the rulemaking record for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for the healthcare industry, originally...more
3/24/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
On March 17, 2022, New York State’s Commissioner of Health ended the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to public health under the New York Health and Essential...more
Between March 9, 2022, and June 9, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will “expand its presence” in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities that treat COVID-19 patients and that were previously...more
3/11/2022
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Inspections ,
OSHA ,
Patients ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Workplace Safety
Employers are amending their vaccine policies in the wake of US Supreme Court opinions. Michelle Strowhiro, Sandra DiVarco and Abigail Kagan discuss the three vaccine rules at play - OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS),...more
On January 25, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it would withdraw its controversial “vax-or-test” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which required large employers to impose...more
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States released two emergency opinions that change the landscape of the three federal vaccine rules. In summary:
A 5-4 Court majority let the Centers for Medicare &...more
The courts continue to move the vaccine mandate goalposts on employers as dozens of legal challenges work their way through the courts. The latest developments are major game changers for employers. As of the publishing of...more
On December 13, 2021, New York City’s Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, published an order (the Order) requiring private employers to impose COVID-19...more
12/17/2021
/ City of New York ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exemptions ,
Masks ,
Regulatory Mandates ,
Vaccinations
UPDATE:
On December 7, 2021, the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a nationwide injunction that blocks the federal government from enforcing the federal contractor and subcontractor vaccine...more
On December 6, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all New York City employers, regardless of size, will be required to impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates on all employees (subject to legally protected...more
On November 4, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect employees of large employers in all industries from COVID-19. The Centers for...more
11/5/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On October 28, 2021, several details were released regarding the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) highly anticipated emergency temporary standard (ETS), also known as the “vax-or-test rule.” The ETS,...more
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the Task Force) issued its initial guidance (the Guidance) for federal contractor COVID-19 safety mandates. The Guidance was issued pursuant to US President Joe...more
9/28/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Masks ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Distancing ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 9, 2021, US President Joe Biden announced a multipronged plan to increase the number of Americans who are vaccinated for COVID-19. In the plan, titled “Path Out of the Pandemic: President Biden’s COVID-19 Action...more
9/27/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Branch ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under the New York Health and Essential Rights...more
On August 13, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its COVID-19 guidance documents for employers in all industries. The new recommendations echo those published by the US Centers for...more
8/19/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Guidance Update ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Masks ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On July 27, 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its COVID-19 mask guidance, recommending that fully vaccinated individuals should wear a mask in indoor public spaces if they are located in areas of...more