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As we previously reported, on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (the “PUMP Act”) into law, which became effective immediately. The United States Department of Labor has now issued a Field Assistance Bulletin providing guidance to the Wage and Hour Division on the enforcement of the PUMP […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill (Intro. 209-A), which will prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The legislation will become effective 180 days from signing, on November 22, 2023. As we previously reported, the new legislation will amend […]
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023, to comply with Form I-9 requirements and to ensure that all required physical inspection of identity and employment eligibility documents have been satisfied. As we previously reported, the flexible policy was adopted […]
As previously reported, on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), which expands workplace protections to all breastfeeding employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Federal law requires employers to provide employees with reasonable break time to express breast milk for […]
On April 6, 2023, the DCWP issued final regulations regarding the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law (“AEDTL”). Pursuant to the law, employers must conduct automated decision tool audits to confirm that such tools are not biased. The new law went into effect on January 1, 2023, but the New York City Department of […]
On April 11, 2023, New York State released updated versions of the New York State Sexual Harassment Model Policy and training materials. In addition to a new model policy, the State has updated its Frequently Asked Questions and provided a new toolkit for workers and employers, as well as a new training slide deck and […]
On March 22, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum clarifying the NLRB’s decision in in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023), which deemed non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements to be unlawful. Specifically, the memorandum provides that the decision applies retroactively and therefore, agreements containing unlawful provisions […]
On March 28, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced the launch of a “Know Your Rights” card series to educate workers on their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The launch begins with two tri-fold “Know Your Rights” cards. One card provides information about the rights afforded to immigrant employees. The other card […]
As we previously reported, effective September 17, 2023, employers will be subject to the New York State Pay Transparency law, pursuant to which employers who advertise a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity must include: (1) the compensation or a range of compensation for such job, promotion, or transfer opportunity; and (2) the job description for […]
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision holding that an employer violates Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) when it offers a severance agreement containing provisions that would restrict employees’ exercise of their rights under Section 7 of the Act. In McLaren Macomb, the employer furloughed 11 […]
Effective September 17, 2023, employers will be subject to the New York State Pay Transparency law, pursuant to which employers who advertise a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity must include: (1) the compensation or a range of compensation for such job, promotion, or transfer opportunity; and (2) the job description for such job, promotion, or […]
As we previously reported, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to Section 215 of the New York Labor Law, which expands the retaliation protections under the law. Effective February 19, 2023, employers in New York will be prohibited from disciplining or retaliating against employees who take legally protected absences. The amendment expressly prohibits […]
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