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
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the New York Reproductive Health Bias Law’s requirement that New York State employers include
On March 19, 2025, the Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued two assistance documents providing guidance on illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) in the workplace.
Recently, the New York Senate passed a bill which would enhance protections for all workers. The No Severance Ultimatums Act would prohibit employers from delivering
In the days following his inauguration, President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders, several of which related to and restricted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”. The
The new Trump administrative has issued a flurry of executive orders. One recent executive order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” applies directly to private
New York City has recently amended the law which requires employers to provide lactation accommodations to employees. Under the current law, employers must provide a lactation
As you may be aware, since his inauguration, President Trump has already issued a flurry of executive orders and has rescinded numerous Biden-era orders. One of
Effective January 1, 2025, New York employees are permitted to file for workers’ compensation benefits for mental health injuries. Specifically, the New York’s Workers’ Compensation
Minimum Wage Increases In 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation which would increase the minimum wage rates over a three-year period. Effective
As we previously reported, in April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule that would have raised the minimum salary threshold to
