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New York Rest and Meal Break Employer Liability Issues

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Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on New York Meal and Rest Periods

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Workday breaks can go a long way to reduce employees’ stress and fatigue on the job while also improving overall job satisfaction and productivity. It important for New York State employers and employees to familiarize...more

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New York State Catches up to New York City, Expanding Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

Since 2017, New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act has required New York State employers to provide daily paid or unpaid break time to express milk up to three years following the birth of a child, and to...more

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New York Delays and Limits Regulation of “Quotas” for Warehouse Workers

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In June of 2022, the New York legislature passed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA) (A10020/S8922), which Governor Hochul signed into law on December 21, 2022. This legislation followed similar legislation in...more

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New York Adopts New Workplace Nursing Mothers’ Law

On December 9, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new workplace lactation bill, set to go into effect on June 7, 2023. The law, which amends Section 206-c of the New York Labor Law, requires that an employer...more

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New York State Expands Accommodations for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

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Private sector employers throughout New York must meet new time, space and notice requirements for accommodating employees who pump breast milk in the workplace by June 7, 2023, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on...more

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New York State Expands Lactation Accommodation Requirements

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On December 9, 2022, New York State amended the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act to provide additional specifications for lactation rooms and to impose new written policy requirements on all employers. The new...more

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New York State Legislature Seeks to Regulate Work-Related “Quotas” for Warehouse Workers

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On June 3, 2022, the New York Legislature passed Senate Bill 8922, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), which if signed into law, would significantly further regulate the working conditions of warehouse workers in New...more

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New York Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Addressing Recreational Marijuana In The Workplace; Most Drug Testing For...

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The New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published guidance and FAQs entitled “Adult Use Cannabis And The Workplace – New York Labor Law 201-D” to address questions related to the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation...more

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