The New York State Senate and Assembly have passed two bills amending the New York Labor Law (NYLL) with significant implications for employers in the state: Bill 6549, which implements a statewide prohibition on salary...more
Effective May 10, 2020, a new law will preclude most New York City employers from requiring job applicants to submit to testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) as a condition of employment....more
New lactation laws in New York City, effective March 18, 2019, describe minimum requirements for lactation rooms, mandate that employers develop a written lactation room policy and provide notice of this policy to all...more
The US Department of Labor will now apply a “primary beneficiary” test, which was previously adopted by several courts and provides greater flexibility in structuring internship programs....more