On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Workforce Protection (“DCWP”) promulgated its final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law...more
4/13/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
City of New York ,
Decision-Making Process ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government
On December 12, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) announced that it would delay the date of its enforcement of the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law (“AEDTL”)...more
12/14/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Decision-Making Process ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Hearing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council (the “Council”) passed Int. 134, an amendment to New York City’s Salary Transparency Law (the “Salary Transparency Law” or “STL”) that finalized a number of significant changes to...more
5/2/2022
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
On November 23, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill requiring New York City employers to provide employees who are parents or legal guardians of a child with four hours of paid COVID-19 child vaccination time, per...more
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that COVID-19 has been designated as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New York State’s...more
9/10/2021
/ Amended Legislation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New York ,
NYDOL ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Safety Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
On April 23, 2021, the New York state legislature delivered a copy of the Health and Essential Rights Act (the “HERO Act” or the “Act”) to Governor Andrew Cuomo for signature. The legislation was created as a response to...more
4/27/2021
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Masks ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
NYDOL ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
On January 20, 2021 – nearly a year after the law’s effective date – the New York Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued new guidance (the “Guidance”) for employers regarding the scope of available sick leave for employees...more
2/3/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Leave of Absence ,
New Guidance ,
Paid Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Virus Testing
On September 28, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill into law significantly amending the New York City Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (“ESSTA”) in order to better align with New York State’s new paid sick leave law (the...more
As described in a previous blog post, New York’s 2019 Budget created significant new responsibilities for employers in the state with respect to sexual harassment prevention. As of October 9, 2018, all employers in New York...more