Governor Hochul Proposes Repeal of New York COVID-19 Sick Leave Law in 2025 Fiscal Year Budget Bill

Governor Hochul released the 2025 Fiscal Year Proposed Budget Bill which includes a provision that would put an end to the State’s COVID-19 Sick Leave Law. According to the Governor’s briefing book, “legislation submitted with the Budget sunsets the law which required employers to provide sick leave and other benefits for employees subject to a […]
Reminder: New OSHA Electronic Reporting Requirement Due March 2, 2024

Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule that requires certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness information that they are already required to keep to the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Specifically, establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries must […]
New Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act and the New York LLC Transparency Act

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires every corporation, LLC, or other entity created by the filing of a document with a Secretary of State to file a report disclosing information regarding its beneficial owners to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). Those businesses created in the United States […]
New York City Enacts Legislation Requiring Notice and Posting of Workers’ Bill of Rights

Beginning July 1, 2024, New York City employers will be required to post and distribute a Workers’ Bill of Rights which would contain information on the rights and protections under federal, state, and local laws that apply to all workers in the City, regardless of immigration status. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), […]
New York WARN Act Amendments

The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NY WARN Act”) requires covered businesses to provide early warnings of closures and layoffs to all affected. Recently, the New York Department of Labor issued final regulations making changes to the NY WARN Act regulations and on June 21, 2023, those amendments took effect. Some […]
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance Regarding PUMP Act

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 […]
Reminder: The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) Enforcement Provisions Effective April 28, 2023

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 […]
Reminder: Effective February 19, 2023 – New York Labor Law Prohibits Discipline or Retaliation for Lawful Absences

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 […]
New York Issues Required Posting Regarding Veteran Benefits and Services

The New York Department of Labor has issued a required posting regarding benefits and services available to military veterans pursuant to a recently enacted bill S.1961B/A3913. The law became effective on January 1, 2023. Specifically, the law requires New York employers with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees to display the poster “in a conspicuous place […]
President Biden Enacts the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). Federal law already requires employers to provide employees with reasonable break time to express breast milk for one year after the child’s birth and a place to do so, other than a bathroom, that is […]