New York City has amended the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) expanding its leave entitlements to employees. The amendments go
Recently, New York State has raised the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit from $504 per week to $869 per week. The increased benefit rate will
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) released an opinion letter (FMLA2025-02-A) (the “Opinion Letter”) concerning how to calculate the number of hours of
Since October 1, 2025, the federal government has been shut down due to a lapse in funding causing many governmental programs including the U.S. Department
As we previously reported, on April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at eliminating the use of disparate-impact liability and ordering federal enforcement
On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation entitled, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” which places limitations on the entry of H-1B
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has rescinded the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) which was issued last summer that would have banned most employee non-compete
On July 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) announced it is restarting the Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (“PAID”).
The New York State Legislature and Governor Hochul have amended Sections 519 and 521 of the New York Judiciary Law, to increase the daily rate
Federal Funding On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released guidance clarifying that federal antidiscrimination laws apply to programs or initiatives that
As a reminder, the New York State COVID-19 paid sick leave law, also known as COVID-19 Paid Emergency Leave, is set to expire on July 31,
On June 3, 2025, New York City enacted the amended Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) Rules that incorporate New York State’s paid prenatal
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