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New York Employers Must Provide Paid Lactation Breaks: 4 Key Takeaways

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Nursing employees now have the right to paid break time to express breast milk during the workday under a New York State law that took effect June 19. This move underscores Governor Hochul’s push for legislation supporting...more

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Key Updates for Employers in New York State: What Made the Budget and What Got Cut?

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Employers should get ready to comply with key workplace changes since New York lawmakers just finalized the state budget. The 2024-2025 budget – which was approved on April 20 – ushers in three significant updates impacting...more

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NYC ESSTA’s New Private Right of Action Gives Employers a Reason for Action … to Review Safe and Sick Leave Policies

In the latest paid leave law development out of New York, the New York City Council amended the City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to create a private right of action....more

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5 Practical Employment Tips You Need to Know for 2024

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2023 was a seismic year for the employment landscape, with changes to state and federal laws that touch on hiring, firing, and just about everything in between. Members of Fenwick’s employment group recently walked through...more

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New Year, New Workplace Laws: New York’s End-of-Year Wrap-Up

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Continuing a years’ long trend of extensive alterations to workplace laws, New York State and New York City continued to enact new workplace legislation impacting employers. A substantial number of enacted bills in the past...more

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Employers Beware of NLRB’s New Work Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which they adopted new rules for evaluating whether the policies related to employee conduct in employee handbooks...more

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New York State Amends Pay Transparency Law and Warehouse Worker Protection Act

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Takeaways - New York State has amended the Pay Transparency Law, which becomes effective September 17, 2023 The amendments modify  the scope of jobs covered by the law, eliminate the law’s recordkeeping requirements,...more

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New York Enacts Three New Employment Laws

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Takeaways - Citizenship and immigration status are now covered by  the New York Human Rights Law. Penalties have been increased for violations of mandatory overtime for nurses. A tight deadline has been created for...more

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New Laws for New York Employers in a New Year: What You Need to Know as 2023 Unfolds

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After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more

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New York State Enacts Several Laws with Major Repercussions for Employers

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The four new laws and one that is expected soon to be signed by the governor are consistent with the rapid expansion of employee protections in New York....more

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A Look Through New York City’s Upcoming Wage Transparency Law

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Effective November 1, 2022, New York City employers are required to comply with Local Law 59 of 2022, commonly known as the New York City Wage Transparency Law, by including compensation data in their job advertisements. The...more

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New York State Legislature Approves Law That Prohibits No Fault Attendance Policies

The New York State legislature recently passed a bill (Senate Bill S1958A) that, if and when enacted into law, would amend the New York Labor Law to clarify that employers who maintain “no fault” or absence control policies...more

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New York Salary Transparency Law Amended and Delayed Until November 2022

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council amended the New York City Salary Range Transparency Act. As a result of the amendment, the effective date will be moved from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022. The amendment is...more

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Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law,...

Our weekly Business in 2021 series will continue to cover how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do business as well as other topics relevant in today’s business environment. Our 45-minute webinar provides timely...more

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New York State Employees Entitled To Paid Time Off For COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Effective immediately, New York State employers must provide employees with up to four hours of paid time off per COVID-19 vaccination. The new law sunsets on December 31, 2022...more

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