The FTC's rule invalidating most non-competition clauses in the United States would have gone into effect on September 4, 2024; now the FTC's rule is on indefinite hold as this court decision winds its way through the appeals...more
As previously reported, the New York City council passed a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of an applicant or employee's actual or perceived height or weight. On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams...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 January 12, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (the "NYSDOL"), in consultation with the New York State Division of Human Rights (the "NYSDHR"), released a proposed Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy aimed...more
As reported in our December client alert, the New Jersey Senate and New Jersey Assembly passed bills under which sweeping amendments to New Jersey's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (NJ WARN) would go into effect on the...more
Over the course of the last year, New York employers saw significant state and local employment law developments. This trend will continue into the new year with a plethora of employment laws slated to become effective....more
Employers who employ individuals who work in New York City should be prepared to comply with the New York City wage transparency law, which goes into effect on November 1, 2022....more
Employers who retain independent contractors in New Jersey may face greater exposure for wage and hour claims following a recent ruling in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal....more
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed new legislation amending a broad non-compete ban passed in 2021 that had not yet taken effect. While the prior law banned almost all non-competes, the amended law narrows the...more
The New York State legislature has passed a wage transparency law (available here), which has been sent to New York's Governor Kathy Hochul for signature. If signed, the NYS law would be effective 270 days later. The NYS law...more
On May 10, 2022, Delaware joined a growing number of states to enact a paid family and medical leave law. Entitled the Healthy Delaware Families Act, the new law establishes a Family Medical Leave Insurance Program which will...more
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council amended the city's salary transparency law to delay its effective date from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022. As discussed in our previous advisories, the law amends the New York...more
Maryland has enacted legislation establishing a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide paid leave benefits to employees and a corresponding Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to collect contributions from...more
As discussed in our previous advisory, the New York City Council passed a law amending the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to require that employers disclose a salary range for positions in all job postings. As the...more
Effective March 17, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) ended its designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health. (A copy of...more
New York has enacted legislation significantly expanding whistleblower protections under Section 740 of the New York Labor Law. The amendments eliminate many of the narrow purposes originally established for Section 740, and...more
Even in the midst of the pandemic, we continue to see significant legal developments in the world of the workplace. To kick off our Fall Webinar Series, we begin with “What Did I Miss? The Year in Review (So Far)” We will...more
10/2/2020
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Misclassification ,
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5/11/2020
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As discussed in our advisory published yesterday, on Wednesday March 18, the New York legislature passed a bill designed to provide job protection and various degrees of economic security to employees across the state who are...more
Westchester County, a Northern suburb of New York City home to IBM and a number of other large employers, has joined the growing list of jurisdictions guaranteeing the vast majority of employees paid sick and safe time leave....more
A year ago the California Supreme Court in Dynamex sent California businesses scrambling to justify their independent contractor arrangements under the stricter ABC Test. ...more
In January 2018, we issued an advisory relating to the New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) proposed regulations regarding predictive scheduling that would have revised the “call-in” pay requirements of the...more
In January 2018, we issued an advisory regarding proposed regulations from the New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) revising the “call-in” pay requirements of the Minimum Wage Order for Miscellaneous Industries...more
The Fair Labor Standards Act and New York’s Minimum Wage Orders require employers to pay non-exempt employees overtime for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek....more
The Fair Labor Standards Act now permits many employers to include back-of-house employees in tip pools, and prohibits employer, manager, and supervisor participation.
On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the new...more
4/6/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour