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On December 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will require employers with four or more employees to disclose salary ranges in advertisements for jobs, promotions, or transfer opportunities. The law will become effective September 17, 2023. Pursuant to the new law, employers that advertise a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity must include: (1) […]
The New York State Legislature recently passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”). If signed into law, the Act, which mirrors New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act, would have provided protections to freelance workers/independent contractors. However, on December 23, 2022, Gov. Hochul vetoed Bill A9368/S8369B. The bill was modeled after the Freelance Isn’t […]
Recently, New York City has proposed rules for implementing this new law. The proposed rules would clarify the requirements for the use of automated employment decision tools within New York City, the notices to employees and candidates for employment regarding the use of the tool, the bias audit for the tool, and the required published […]
On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expanded the remedies that may be awarded in unfair labor practice cases. The board ruled 3-2 that affected employees may recover compensation for “all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” resulting from an employer’s unfair labor practice as a matter of course in all cases involving […]
New York City passed legislation that protects individuals from unlawful bias by the employer when automated employment decision tools are used. Pursuant to the law, employers must conduct AI tool audits to confirm that such tools are not biased. The new law was initially slated to go into effect on January 1, 2023. Recently, the […]
On December 13, 2022, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act. The act specifically repeals the federal Defense of Marriage Act from the 1990s and prohibits states from denying “full faith and credit” to any marriage between two individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. The act includes a section stating that it […]
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Speak Out Act, which prevents courts from enforcing certain non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses related to claims of sexual assault or harassment. The new law was effective immediately. Specifically, the Act bars the enforcement of non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses with respect to a sexual assault or […]
On November 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill A8092B, which prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who take lawful absences pursuant to federal, state or local law. The law becomes effective February 19, 2023. Under Section 215 of the New York Labor Law, employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment action […]
The minimum wage for employees working in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties remains unchanged at $15.00 per hour. The minimum wage for fast food employees across the state also remains unchanged at $15.00 per hour. Effective Dec. 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York will increase from $13.20 to $14.20 […]
Effective January 1, 2023, employers in New York City will be banned from using automated employment decision tools (such as artificial intelligence) to screen job candidates unless the technology has been subject to a “bias audit,” making this law the first of its kind in the nation. Automated employment decision tools that fall within the […]
The New York City minimum wage remains $15.00 per hour, a rate that went into effect for all city employers on December 31, 2019. The exempt employee salary threshold remains at $1,125/week ($58,500/year).
New York City’s coronavirus vaccine mandates for private sector workers and student athletes ended on November 1, 2022. It will now be up to individual business owners to decide if they want to maintain a vaccine requirement. The vaccination requirement will remain for New York City municipal workers, including police officers, firefighters and teachers.
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