The tide may be turning in employers’ favor in New York with respect to frequency of pay claims. Such claims have been the bane of many employers’ presence in the
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New York State Minimum Wage Increase Effective Jan. 1, 2024
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum hourly wage will increase from $15.00 to $16.00 in New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties, and from $14.20 to $15.00 per…
Continue Reading New York State Minimum Wage Increase Effective Jan. 1, 2024New York City Safe and Sick Time Rules Amended
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) on Sept. 15, 2023, issued amended rules pertaining to the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The…
Continue Reading New York City Safe and Sick Time Rules AmendedJonathan Sulds and Nicholas Corsano Co-Author Employment Chapter in Lexology’s ‘Getting The Deal Through’
Members of Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice Jonathan L. Sulds and Nicholas A. Corsano co-authored the “USA – New York” section of the Lexology “Getting the Deal Through” “Employment:…
Continue Reading Jonathan Sulds and Nicholas Corsano Co-Author Employment Chapter in Lexology’s ‘Getting The Deal Through’AI In Employment Decisions
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated employment decision tools (AEDT) can be useful for employers in the hiring process. They may be used for myriad tasks, from sifting through employment applications…
Continue Reading AI In Employment DecisionsNY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel Memorandum
In New York state, both houses of the Legislature have passed S.3100A/A.1278-B, which would add a new section 191-d to the Labor Law prohibiting “non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants.”…
Continue Reading NY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel MemorandumNYC Passes Bill to Update Human Rights Law to Include Discrimination Based on Height, Weight
On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed Intro 209-A, which would amend the New York City Human Rights Law to include prohibitions on discrimination based on…
Continue Reading NYC Passes Bill to Update Human Rights Law to Include Discrimination Based on Height, WeightProposed Bill Would Provide Employees with a Private Right of Action Under New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
On July 14, 2022, the New York City Council introduced legislation that would allow employees to file a civil action against their employers to enforce their rights under the New…
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New York Employers: Continue Implementing Your Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans and Review Your Masking Policies
Although New York’s statewide indoor mask mandate ended Feb. 10, 2022, New York employers must continue to implement airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plans, pursuant to the New York Health…
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Spring Brings New Laws for New York Employers
New York employers, take note: two new laws will take effect in May 2022: one on notice of electronic monitoring (NY state) and the other on salary range posting (NYC).
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