New York employers should prepare for a series of new and updated laws set to take effect in 2025. These changes will affect paid leave, wages, and workplace safety among other things. Paid leave: Prenatal leave, paid family...more
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas blocked on a nationwide basis, a final rule that would have, among other things, increased the salary thresholds that must be met for employees to be classified as exempt...more
11/19/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had settled charges against seven public companies that utilized employment and employment-related agreements that the SEC believed violated its...more
On August 20, 2024 a Texas federal judge blocked, on a nationwide basis, enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Non-Compete Rule”), which had been slated to take effect...more
On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the five autonomy conferences — known colloquially as the “Power Five” — agreed to terms for a $2.78 billion settlement to resolve three lawsuits in federal court: House v. NCAA, Hubbard v. NCAA...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued its final rule on the latest standard for joint-employer status on October 26, 2023, with an effective date of December 26, 2023. Joint-employer status is crucial...more
Beginning November 1, 2023, all U.S.-based employers must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, edition date 08/01/23, when completing the employment eligibility verification process for employees....more
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) finally released its much-anticipated decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023). The Board re-examined its prior precedent and overturned...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just weighed in on independent contractors – and has overturned the Trump-era standard in favor of the more complex Obama-era standard. In The Atlantic Opera, 372 NLRB 95 (2023),...more
Following the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or Board) recent decision in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (Feb. 21, 2023) (Decision), on March 22, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum...more
In an opinion issued on February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court held that high-earning professionals must be paid on a salary basis in order to qualify for overtime exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This...more
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (Feb. 21, 2023) (Decision), holding that non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions included in a...more
New York City’s Local Law 144 prohibits employers and employment agencies from using “automated employment decision tools” (AEDTs) to assess hiring and promotion decision unless such tools have undergone an independent bias...more
New York City’s new law concerning artificial intelligence in employment decisions will still go into effect on January 1, 2023, but enforcement has been delayed until April 15, 2023. NYC employers subject to the law should...more
On July 19, 2022, the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR) launched a confidential hotline at 1-800-HARASS-3 to field complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace and provide legal assistance to New York...more
Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that would require New York employers with four or more employees to include compensation information on advertisements for any job, promotion, or transfer opportunity....more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have each issued substantively similar technical assistance documents explaining how employers’ use of algorithmic decision-making...more
Any private employer with a place of business in New York that “monitors or otherwise intercepts” any employee’s telephone conversations, emails, or internet access or usage by “any electronic device or system” must give...more
At first glance, a first-in-the-country law recently enacted by New York City may seem fairly straightforward. But its brevity belies its potential impact on employers that recruit or promote within New York City. The law...more
2/3/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Employment Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Recruitment Policies ,
State Labor Laws
On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the state civil rights law to add a new provision requiring employers who engage in electronic monitoring to notify workers of such....more
On September 6, 2021, Governor Hochul declared COVID-19 as an “airborne infectious disease” thereby triggering the NY Hero Act. We previously wrote about how the NY Hero Act did not require immediate implementation since...more
In Tuesday's Report: FDA warns of false test results due to mutations, and authorizes new OTC tests; NY state clarifies paid vaccination leave law; and California requires COVID-19 paid sick…...more
4/6/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Life Sciences ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
As we previously discussed, New York passed legislation on March 12, 2021 to provide employees in the state with up to four hours of paid leave for each COVID-19 vaccination injection they receive. On March 21, 2021 ...more
The New York State Legislature recently passed bills (Bill S2588A; A3354B) that would provide all public and private employees in New York with up to four hours of paid leave to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. ...more
The New York State Legislature recently passed bills (Bill S2588A; A3354B) that would provide all public and private employees in New York with up to four hours of paid leave to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation is...more
3/9/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety