This past July, the Council of the District of Columbia amended its statutory requirements for Universal Paid Leave through the Universal Paid Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (the “Act”). The amendments made to the D.C....more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill extending the State’s COVID vaccine paid leave law for an additional year, to December 31, 2023.
As we previously reported, the law requires New York employers to...more
Who says wage and hour law is boring? Not us. We came across two wage and hour stories this year that are too awesome not to share.
Auto-Repair Shop Owner Pays Employee’s Final Wages in Pennies, Is Sued by DOL -
As...more
On July 19, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the state’s confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment.
As we previously reported, S812A (enacted in March 2022)...more
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) – the agency which investigates and enforces federal antidiscrimination laws in the workplace – updated its guidance across several different areas...more
On July 6, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has entered into a conciliation agreement with a Florida-based medical practice for violations of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act...more
7/7/2022
/ Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family Members ,
GINA ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Sanctions ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In 2016, New York City enacted the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, a local law establishing protections for certain freelance workers providing services for entities located in the City. Earlier this month, the New York State...more
On June 7, 2022, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Cannabis Employment Protections Act of 2022 (the “Bill”). If signed into law by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Bill would prohibit employers, with certain...more
6/14/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Rights ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Pending Legislation ,
Recreational Use ,
Regulatory Agenda
The New York State Legislature has passed Senate Bill S9427, which will require employers with four or more employees to include in job postings – including those for promotion or transfer opportunities – the minimum and...more
6/7/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
On May 10, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carey signed into law a bill that will require private employers with ten or more employees in Delaware to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave beginning in January...more
As part of the Fiscal Year 2023 New York state Executive Budget legislation, $1.2 billion in funding has been allocated for the payment of bonuses for certain “frontline” healthcare workers.
With the stated goals to...more
5/11/2022
/ Audits ,
Bonuses ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) ,
Medicaid ,
New York ,
State Budgets ,
State Funding ,
Wage and Hour
The NYC Council has approved a bill to amend the pending New York City pay transparency law that will require employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The bill amends several aspects of the law, including,...more
5/2/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
On April 9, 2022, the Maryland state legislature overrode Governor Hogan’s veto of Senate Bill 275, also known as the Time to Care Act of 2022 (the “Act”). With the enactment of the law, Maryland becomes the latest state to...more
On March 30, 2022, Washington Governor Inslee signed into law a bill that will require employers to include a salary or pay range, as well as information about other compensation and benefits, in each job posting. The bill...more
4/4/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Washington
A Northern District of New York court has permanently enjoined the statewide requirement that employers include a notice of workers’ rights and remedies in their employee handbooks regarding the prohibition on discrimination...more
4/1/2022
/ Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Labor Reform ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
New York ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Religious Expression ,
Reproductive Discrimination
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has released a fact sheet providing some additional details and guidance regarding the upcoming salary disclosure law.
As we previously reported, the new law will make...more
3/25/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
NYCCHR ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
A bill has been introduced before the NYC Council that would amend the recently enacted law requiring employers to include salary ranges in job postings.
As we previously reported, the new law will make it an unlawful...more
3/22/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New York ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
Effective March 17, 2022, the New York State Commissioner of Health has ended the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease under the New York HERO Act. As a result, employers are no longer required to enforce...more
3/21/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New York ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Safety Management Systems ,
Safety Standards ,
Workplace Safety
A suite of bills aimed at further enhancing protections for both employees and independent contractors regarding discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace are on the horizon in New York State. Several of...more
3/17/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employee Definition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
New York ,
No-Hire/No-Solicitation Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
NYSHRL ,
Public Employees ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed into law a bill that expands protections for employees who are subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The new law supplements existing state law that prohibits private...more
3/17/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tennessee ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On March 14, 2022, the EEOC released new guidance regarding caregiver discrimination and the COVID-19 pandemic, in light of many workplaces returning to in-person work. The new guidance supplements earlier guidance regarding...more
3/16/2022
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Caregivers ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
New Guidance ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On February 27, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he will lift the Key to NYC vaccine requirements for entry to indoor dining, entertainment and fitness venues on March 7, 2022, contingent on COVID-19...more
3/1/2022
/ City of New York ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Entertainment Venues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Ordinance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Workplace Safety
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Laura Fant discuss a recent New York City law requiring employers to state salary ranges in job postings. Effective May 15, 2022, as an amendment...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Laura Fant discuss a recent New York City law requiring employers to state salary ranges in job postings. Effective May 15, 2022, as an amendment...more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has issued a form of required notice regarding the dramatically expanded whistleblower protections under New York Labor Law § 740 that took effect last month....more
2/14/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers