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NY Retailers Must Implement Safety Measures to Combat Workplace Violence: 3 Steps to Compliance

Retail employers in New York will soon need to implement comprehensive safety measures designed to address the increasing problem of workplace violence. Last week, Governor Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act...more

9/11/2024 / Employee Training , New Legislation , New York , Retail Workers , Retailers , State Labor Laws , Workplace Safety , Workplace Violence , Workplace Violence Prevention Programs

Clock is Ticking for NYC Employers: You Must Distribute Workers’ Bill of Rights By July 1

New York City officials just published the much-anticipated Workers’ Bill of Rights – and NYC businesses must provide a copy to current employees by July 1. You’ll also need to start providing it to any subsequent new hires....more

3/8/2024 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , New York , Notice Requirements , Posting Requirements

New Year, New Workplace Laws: New York’s End-of-Year Wrap-Up

Continuing a years’ long trend of extensive alterations to workplace laws, New York State and New York City continued to enact new workplace legislation impacting employers. A substantial number of enacted bills in the past...more

1/11/2024 / Employee Benefits , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Freelance Workers , Minimum Wage , New York , Pay Transparency , State Labor Laws , Tip Credit , Wage and Hour , Wage Theft , Workplace Safety

NYC Employers Required to Distribute Bill of Rights to All Employees by Summer 2024

New York City recently enacted a law requiring businesses to provide a “workers’ Bill of Rights” to employees – so you should add this new requirement to your 2024 to-do list. The New York City Council passed the measure...more

12/13/2023 / Employee Rights , New Legislation , New York , Notification Requirements , Posting Requirements

New York Federal Court Allows Workers to Dodge Arbitration for Claims Brought With Sexual Harassment Case

A New York federal judge recently shook up the employment law world when he ruled that a new federal law preventing employers from requiring arbitration in sexual harassment claims also blocked arbitration for other claims...more

3/15/2023 / Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , New York , Sexual Assault , Sexual Harassment

A First of Its Kind: Manhattan D.A.’s “Worker Protection Unit” Raises Many Questions for Employers

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. recently announced a new prosecutorial branch tasked with investigating and prosecuting wage theft and other forms of worker harassment and exploitation throughout the borough. The...more

3/1/2023 / Corporate Counsel , Criminal Liability , Criminal Prosecution , District Attorneys , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Law Violations , Larceny , New York , Wage and Hour , Wage Theft

Achieving the New York Dream – 4 Key Workplace Initiatives in Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently delivered her second State of the State address – her first as an elected governor – and managed to provide insight on a few key areas of workplace law that will affect New York...more

1/20/2023 / Diversity , Employee Training , Healthcare Workers , Hiring & Firing , Labor Reform , Legislative Agendas , Minimum Wage , New York , Staffing Agencies , State of the State , Temporary Employees , Wage and Hour

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