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Labor Law
Safety First for Retailers — New York Boosts Retail Saf...
In an effort to mitigate the risk of violence at work, New York Governor Kathy H...
Final Word on Final Rule? Texas District Court Eviscera...
On July 3, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Dis...
California Court of Appeal Rules That Partial Sale of B...
In Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, — Cal. App. 5th —, 2024 WL 387...
California Assembly Committee Revives State’s Captive A...
On August 15, 2024, the Appropriations Committee of the California State Assembl...
Mark Your Calendars: One Month Until New York’s Law Req...
New York entities have one month to prepare required notices to employees for ce...
New York City’s New Law Regulating the Use of Artificia...
On Nov. 10, 2021, the New York City Council passed a bill that regulates employe...
OFCCP’s Pay Equity Directive Takes Aim at Federal Contr...
On March 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Comp...
NYC Salary Transparency Amendment
On May 12, 2022, Mayor Adams signed into law the NYC Council Amendment to the re...
Appellate Division Holds Attorney General’s COVID-19 Re...
In February 2021, New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, filed a lawsui...
New Guidance from U.S. DOL on FMLA Leave for Mental Hea...
In connection with Mental Health Awareness Month, the United States Department o...
New York Wage Transparency Law Passes Both Houses
On June 3, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S9427/Assembl...
New York Passes Gun Legislation in Response to Supreme ...
On June 23, 2022, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, t...
Judge Declares New York’s COVID-19 Isolation and Quaran...
Last week, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that New York’s regulation...
The Demise of <i>Roe v. Wade</i>: Employment and Benefi...
On June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 2022 WL 2276808 (June...
NYS Launches Sexual Harassment Hotline
On July 19, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of a statewide hotline ...
Initial Health Care Worker Bonus Requires Filing by Sep...
On August 3, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Health Care and Mental Hygien...
Appellate Division’s Interpretation of New York City’s ...
The First Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, in a matter of fi...
New Concealed Carry Law in New York and Gun-Free Zones ...
On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued an historic ruling in N...
NLRB Proposes New Rule That Would Expand the Scope of J...
On Sept. 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) released a Notice o...
New York State Adopts the CDC’s COVID-19 Quarantine and...
On Sept. 14, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued updat...
Decision Issued Restraining Enforcement of Significant ...
On July 1, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation in response to a U.S. ...
New York Announces Increase to Minimum Wage for Upstate...
Effective Dec. 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York (i.e., every part ...
Reminder: NYC Salary Transparency Law – Effective Nov. ...
New York City’s new Salary Transparency Law will go into effect on Nov. 1, 2022....
Updates on NYC AI Employment-Decision Tools
Late last year, the New York City Council passed Local Law 144, which regulates ...
New York Lowers Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Wor...
On Sept. 30, 2022, State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon announced that she h...
DOL Proposes New Rule For Independent Contractor Classi...
On Oct. 11, 2022, the U.S. DOL of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rule...
National Labor Relations Board Stepping Up Penalties fo...
In a September 2021 memorandum, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signal...
EEOC Releases Update to “Know Your Rights” Poster
On Oct. 20, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an...
NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Electronic Monitori...
With the proliferation of remote work options in today’s post-pandemic world, em...
Albany County Salary Transparency Law
Update: Local Law “E” for 2022 was signed by Albany County Executive Daniel P. M...
Additional Developments to New York’s Concealed Carry I...
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s requirement that...
NLRB Proposes to Roll Back Union Election Rules
On Nov. 2, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Pr...
New York Expands Retaliatory Workplace Safeguards for P...
On Nov. 21, 2022 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a Bill A8092-B/S1958 into...
Wage Transparency Law and NYS Paid Family Leave Policy ...
With 2022 nearing its end, many states and counties look to pass new employment ...
Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Proposal
New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA or Act) provides covered em...
NLRB Restores Obama-Era Bargaining Unit Test
On Dec. 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued a de...
NLRB Asserts Employment Protections for Student-Athlete...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel has issued a complaint...
Amendment to Labor Law 201: Digital Workplace Notices N...
On Dec. 16, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to Section 201 ...
Are Non-Compete Clauses A Thing Of The Past? Analyzing ...
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that, among other thi...
New York Amends Its Labor Law Restricting Mandatory Ove...
On Dec. 30, 2022, Gov. Hochul signed a bill (A.286/S.1997) that amends New York ...
COVID-19 Legal Check-Up: Where Are We Now?
With the onset of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 variant, more employees are in need of ti...
New York’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Comes Under Fire ...
In August 2021, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) implemented an ...
New York Releases Revised Sexual Harassment Prevention ...
On Jan. 12, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL), in consultation ...
Governor Hochul Signs Warehouse Worker Protection Act I...
On Dec. 21, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (...
A Ban For Some, But Not All: Exception to the FTC’s Pro...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a shockwave through the corporate world ...
Supreme Court Limits “Highly Compensated Employee” Exem...
On Feb. 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided Hewitt...
Appellate Division Stays Invalidation of Healthcare Vac...
As covered in our previous blog post, in January 2023, Onondaga County Supreme C...
The NLRB’s Latest Decision Restricts the Use of Broad C...
On Feb. 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its ...
New York State Pay Transparency Law Amendments Signed i...
On March 3, 2023, a bill amending the New York State pay transparency law was si...
The Intersection of Employer Counterclaims and Retaliat...
Employers are well aware of the risks a disgruntled employee may pose during the...
NLRB General Counsel Releases Guidance on Board’s <i>Mc...
On Feb. 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) ruled in McLare...
New York Proposes Update to WARN Act
On March 29, 2023, the New York Department of Labor announced a proposal to upda...
Notice of Adoption for NYC Automated Employment Decisio...
New York City’s Local Law 144 has received another update from the City’s Depart...
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Updates its “Su...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) has issued a final rule to mak...
New York Releases Final Revised Sexual Harassment Preve...
On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL), in consultation...
OFCCP Issues Updated Voluntary Self-Identification of D...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) approved the use of a...
NYC Council Passes Bill to Prohibit Height, Weight Disc...
May 30, 2023 – UPDATE: On May 26, NYC Mayor Adams signed this bill into law, and...
New York Department of Health Commissioner Recommends R...
On Aug. 26, 2021, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) implemented an e...
New York State Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements ...
On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed nationwide ban on ...
NLRB General Counsel Issues Sweeping Challenge to Non-C...
On May 30, 2023 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General C...
NLRB Returns to Setting-Specific Standards for Employee...
In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) returned to...
CMS Issues Final Rule Withdrawing Health Care Staff COV...
On June 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published ...
Taking a Gamble: Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs Under ...
In a recent decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district ...
The National Labor Relations Board: The Show Must Go On...
On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board), in its decisio...
Is The End Near? COVID Paid Leave Developments
Since the announcement of the end of the federal Public Health Emergency, many c...
The New York State Law Enforcement Misconduct Investiga...
In June 2020, the New York Legislature enacted Article 5, Section 75 of the New ...
Final New York WARN Regulations Issued
The New York State Department of Labor issued final regulations making certain c...
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Affirmative Actio...
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs,...
Race in Admissions after <i>Students for Fair Admission...
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Stu...
Supreme Court Increases Burden on Employers Seeking to ...
For the past 46 years, employers across the United States have understood that, ...
A Case Worthy of Ushering in the Dog Days of Summer
As an avid, albeit misguided, reader of breaking news alerts, I am increasingly ...
Conflicting NLRB Stances Create Employer Compliance Plight
The following article by Bond attorney Alice Stock was published by Law360
NLRB Adopts New Legal Standard for Evaluating Employer ...
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its...
What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting…and Beyond!
Today, an employee shares joyous news and says, “I’m expecting and due in 20 wee...
Second Circuit Clarifies Federal Law on Employment Reta...
In a recent decision, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appe...
Governor Hochul Signs Roadway Excavation Quality Assura...
On Aug. 16, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Roadway Excavation Quality Assura...
NY Employers Face Expanded Liability for Negligent Supe...
Can a New York employer be held liable for economic losses suffered by a party t...
NLRB Restores Expedited Union Election Procedures
On Aug. 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final ru...
NLRB Further Erodes Employer Rights and Promotes Unioni...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to drastically change the la...
EEO-1 Filing Opens on Oct. 31, 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on Sept. 1, 20...
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Increase the Salar...
On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued a proposed rule to...
Reminder: Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect Sept. 17, 2023
New York State's pay transparency law becomes effective on Sept. 17, 2023. Labor...
New York State Officially Repeals the COVID-19 Vaccine ...
On October 4, 2023, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in New ...
Recent Amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Si...
On Sept. 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protectio...
Update on the Commissioner of Education’s Determination...
On Dec. 22, 2020, New York State Technology Law Section 106-b took effect, which...
Gov. Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Workers’ Ri...
On Sept. 14, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed three pieces of legislation into law...
New NYS Labor Law Shines Light on Employee-Driven Innov...
On Sept. 15, 2023, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to a New...
NLRB Issues Final Rule Expanding Joint Employer Status
On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final ru...
Bill Prohibiting Height and Weight Discrimination Update
As reported in our previous blog post, on May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Adam...
New York Extends Statute of Limitations for Filing Clai...
On Nov. 17, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S.3255, which amends Sect...
New York State’s Clean Slate Act: Highlights for Privat...
On Nov. 16, 2023, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation, also know...
New York Further Restricts Employers’ Use of Non-Disclo...
Effective Nov. 17, 2023, New York General Obligations Law 5-336 was amended to f...
Reminder: The New York Minimum Wage Will Increase on Ja...
Effective on Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum hourly wage in New York will increase fro...
A Ban No More? Gov. Hochul Vetoes Noncompete Bill
On Dec. 23, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S3100, blocking the Legis...
Update: The NYSDOL’s Proposed Regulations Increasing th...
On Dec. 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published a No...
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final “Independent C...
As we previously reported here, on Oct. 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (...
Eyes on 2024: Will the SEC Continue Its Aggressive Enfo...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) made clear in 202...
Second Department Weighs in on Employees Fully Paid But...
On Jan. 17, 2024, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department decid...
COVID Paid Leave Repeal, New Paid Prenatal Leave, Paid ...
Governor Hochul’s 2025 Executive Budget Proposal released last week includes a n...