Businesses in New York will soon need to provide written agreements to many "freelancers" under a new law recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The "Freelance Isn't Free Act," which will become effective on May 20, 2024,...more
The state of New York has enacted legislation clarifying the scope of an employer's ownership of intellectual property created by its employees (A. 5295). Effective immediately, Governor Hochul has signed a law invalidating...more
Amendments to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY WARN Act) that the New York State Department of Labor (NY DOL) adopted in June 2023 are now in effect. Among other things, the amended...more
The New York State Department of Labor has added a new model sexual harassment training policy and new training materials to its "Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" website. While employers are not required to...more
On December 21, 2022, Governor Hochul signed the New York State Pay Transparency Law. (See our previous client alert.) The law will go into effect in 270 days, on September 17, 2023....more
In addition to receiving paid leave to obtain their own COVID-19 vaccinations (discussed in our March 29, 2021, advisory), employees in New York City may now take additional sick leave to get COVID-19 vaccinations for their...more
Over a year after the effective date of the New York State Sick Leave Law (SLL), the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has formally adopted rules, first proposed in December 2020, governing the law....more
Under a new law passed by the New York City Council, which will go into effect in April 2022 if not vetoed by January 14, 2022, employers in New York City will have to include the minimum and maximum starting salary for any...more
Newly enacted legislation, to be codified at § 52-c of the New York Civil Rights Law, requires all private employers to give written notice to their employees, at the time of hire, if the employer monitors or intercepts its...more