On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with some minor changes to align with statutory language and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. The revised Form I-9 with an edition date of January 20, 2025 and an expiration date of May […]
New York State is the first state ever to mandate paid prenatal leave entitlement. Beginning January 1, 2025, New York State employers will be required to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The leave is in addition to employees’ existing […]
As we previously reported, the New York State Clean Slate Act will become effective November 16, 2024. The new law provides for the automatic sealing of certain criminal history records and new obligations for employers that conduct background checks. Specifically, for individuals with a misdemeanor conviction, if at least three years have passed since the […]
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued proposed amendments to its rules governing employment discrimination based on criminal history. Specifically, the proposed rules amend portions of the New York City Fair Chance Act which prohibits employers from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal background before a conditional offer of employment is made or […]
As we previously reported, New York recently enacted the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” which provides new protections for freelance workers throughout the state. As a reminder, the new law takes effect on August 28, 2024, and sets forth certain requirements for employers when retaining the services of a freelance worker. The key aspects of the […]
On June 28, 2024, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a final rule that will impose higher fines on employers that fail to comply with I-9 regulations. According to DHS, the final rule adjusts its civil monetary penalties for 2024 to account for inflation. The increased penalties for I-9 violations are as […]
On November 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” which provides new protections for freelance workers throughout the state. The new law takes effect on August 28, 2024, and sets forth certain requirements for employers when retaining the services of a freelance worker. The key aspects of […]
As you are aware, federal law requires that every employer who recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which may […]
As we previously reported, effective September 17, 2023, employers will be subject to the New York State Pay Transparency law. Pursuant to the new law, 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 […]
Permanent Remote Review On July 25, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a final rule that will provide eligible employers filling out the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 an optional alternative to the in-person physical document examination method that employers have followed as part of the Form I-9 process. The alternative procedure is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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