As employees are increasingly absent from work during the COVID-19 situation, employers in New York City and Westchester County should be aware of paid time off provisions under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA, New...more
The New York City Council may soon make co-working spaces potentially liable for sexual harassment between their tenants. Recently introduced legislation would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York...more
As detailed in a prior Alert, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a stand-alone safe leave law in May 2019 that provides employees who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking with 40 hours of paid...more
Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance imposes a sweeping, predictive scheduling obligation on employers to provide employees with advance notice of work schedules and pay employees “predictability pay” for late changes to an...more
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Effective since May 20, 2019, the New York City Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination relating to an employee’s “sexual and reproductive health decisions.” As reported in our January 2019 alert, employers may not...more
The Westchester County Board of Legislators has adopted a stand-alone safe leave law that provides victims of domestic violence and human trafficking additional time off for qualifying reasons. The safe leave provided for in...more
Westchester County's mandatory Earned Sick Leave Law is now in effect, prompting the County to publish a Notice of Employee Rights that must be provided to all new employees upon commencement of employment and to all existing...more
New York City Council recently passed legislation that prohibits New York City employers from requiring prospective employees to be tested for tetrahydrocannabinols or THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Notably, the law...more
New York City businesses with 15 or more employees are reminded that by March 17, they must be ready to provide a lactation room upon request and should have a written lactation room policy in place.
As detailed in our...more
New York’s Suffolk County has joined an ever-growing list of jurisdictions that ban pre-employment inquiries into and/or consideration of an applicant’s salary history. On November 30, 2018, Suffolk County Executive Steven...more
Westchester County’s Board of Legislators recently adopted a sick leave law that affects most Westchester County employers. Westchester County’s recently adopted Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL) is similar to New York City’s...more
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) recently issued regulations regarding implementation of the city's new Temporary Schedule Change Law that include a notice requirement for employers. Although not...more
As originally discussed in our April 2016 and March 2017 alerts, New York enacted one of the most comprehensive statewide paid family leave laws in the country. Under the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“PFLL”), starting on...more
As we reported back in April 2017, New York City Council enacted an amendment to the New York City Human Rights law that prohibits New York City employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary, benefits, or other...more
As discussed in our April 2016 alert, last year, New York enacted one of the most comprehensive statewide paid family leave laws in the country. Under the Paid Family Leave Law (PFLL), New York employers will be required to...more
On May 24, 2017, the New York City Council passed a legislative package of five bills, known as the “Fair Work Week” legislation. On May 30, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the legislative package into law. These new laws...more
The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation that prohibits New York City employers from inquiring about or using the salary and benefits histories of prospective employees during all phases of the employment...more