New York Employees Entitled To Three Hours of Paid Time Off To Vote

As part of the New York State Enacted Budget for fiscal year 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that new legislation has been established that mandates three hours of paid time off for all New York employees to vote on Election Day. Effective immediately, the New York Election Law § 3-110 provides, as follows: A registered […]

New York State Passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act

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Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on February 1, 2019 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA).  The new law will amend the New York Human Rights Law to add gender identity and expression as a protected class under the law and will prohibit discrimination on […]

New York City Council Votes to Expand New York City Human Rights Law

On December 20, 2018, the New York City Council voted to prohibit employment discrimination based on an individual’s reproductive health choices. The Council approved an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) which will add “sexual and reproductive health decisions” to the list of protected classes under the law. The amendment will […]

Suffolk County Bans Salary History Inquiries

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Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 9, 2018 Recently, the Restrict Information Regarding Salary and Earnings (the “RISE” Act) was passed by the Suffolk County legislature which will ban employers from inquiring about the salary history of prospective employees. The RISE Act amends the Suffolk County Human Rights Law which applies to employers […]

NYC’s “Parental Empowerment” Bills Become Law

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Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 8, 2018 Effective March 18, 2019, the New York City Human Rights Law will be amended requiring New York City employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with reasonable unpaid or paid break time and a private space to express milk.  Under the new […]

NYC Releases FAQs Relating to the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act

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Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 3, 2018 As we previously reported, in addition to the new legislation passed in New York State relating to Sexual Harassment Prevention in the workplace, New York City passed similar legislation earlier this year, under the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”). The Act requires […]

New York Paid Family Leave Changes in 2019

As you are aware, effective January 1, 2018 New York State enacted New York Paid Family Leave (PFL). As part of the implementation, PFL benefits are phased in over a four-year period. 2019 will mark year two of the implementation and PFL benefits will be significantly enhanced. Beginning January 1, 2019, the number of weeks […]

NYC Passes Bills to Require Lactation Room and Accommodations

Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on October 25, 2018 On October 17, 2018, the New York City Council passed the “Parental Empowerment” package of bills, which would require employers in New York City with 15 or more employees to provide a “lactation space” and “lactation accommodation” for employees who need to express and store […]