The Second Circuit's decision in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District is a significant ruling that clarifies the standard for reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This...more
4/8/2025
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On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers....more
New York City recently enacted a local law amending the New York City Human Rights Law relating to an employer's obligation to implement and distribute a written lactation room accommodation policy. ...more
2/7/2025
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On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Fashion Workers Act (the "Act") into law, which provides greater protections for fashion workers and will take effect on June 19, 2025. The Act also imposes...more
1/31/2025
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As we welcome the new year, it is essential for New York employers to stay informed about the evolving labor and employment laws that go into effect in 2025. To assist in navigating these changes, we have compiled a...more
1/9/2025
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On November 16, 2024, the New York Clean Slate Act (the "Act") went into effect. Under the Act, certain conviction records will be automatically sealed from public access after a specified time period. The New York State...more
On September 30, 2024, Chief Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York, issued a ruling that a standalone website is not a place of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act...more
Approximately one year after the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules went into effect, the Colorado Attorney General proposed draft amendments to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Recall that the CPA applies to "controllers"...more
On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (the "Act") into law. The Act, which takes effect on March 3, 2025, requires retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent...more
On August 12, 2024, the Second Circuit held that a plaintiff's hostile work environment claims were subject to the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 ("EFAA"), even though...more
9/18/2024
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On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside and barred the nationwide implementation and enforcement of the FTC’s Final Noncompete Rule....more
On March 20, 2024, the Second Circuit dismissed a remote employee's discrimination claim brought under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). The Court held that the employee's discrimination did not meet the "impact...more
On May 11, 2024, a new law went into effect, amending New York City Administrative Code §§ 8-109 and 8-502. The law prohibits provisions in agreements that shorten the timeframe an employee has to file a claim for unlawful...more
On April 20, 2024, New York legislators approved the New York State 2024-2025 Budget. The Budget included three amendments to New York Labor Law affecting all New York employers....more
On March 1, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment of the Southern District of New York in Brian La Belle v. Barclays Capital Inc, No. 23-448 (2d Cir. 2024)....more
On March 14, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals held that nonresident prospective employees who seek employment opportunities in New York State or New York City and are denied due to discriminatory conduct are eligible to...more
On November 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” into law. The Act, which is similar to the New York City law containing the same name, is designed to provide protections for freelance workers...more
Starting July 1, 2024, New York City employers will be required to distribute a Workers' Bill of Rights to all their current employees and new hires on or before their first day of work....more
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law, effective on November 11, 2023, amending Section 590 of the New York Labor Law. Under the law, employers are obligated to provide notice to employees of their right to file for...more
New York State recently enacted two new employment law bills. The first law extends the statute of limitations for claims of discriminatory practices under the New York State Human Rights Law. The second law expands...more
On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued amended rules relating to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). The amendments codified the New York City...more
11/15/2023
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last month that amended the New York State Labor Law by adding a new section (203-f). The law prohibits any clause in an employment agreement that requires employees to assign...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last month that amended New York State Labor Law, prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees and job applicants to disclose their social media account...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill last month that amended the New York State's Human Rights Law to state that interns are protected from unlawful discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Since 2014,...more
Earlier this year, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill amending the New York City Human Rights Law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of an individual's height or weight. Set to go into effect on November 22, 2023, the bill...more