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Federal, NYS Emergency Sick Leave Laws Protect Employees Impacted by COVID-19, Impose Substantial New Obligations on Many Private Employers

December 21, 2020COVID-19, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy, Esq.

[Ed. Note 4/3/20: updated guidance from the NYS DOL has made clear that the paid sick leave requirement, discussed below, with respect to employers with 100 or more employ... Read More..

Managing Workplace Epidemics: Coronavirus Concerns in Westchester County and New York City
December 31, 2020 COVID-19, Employee Relations, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, Paid Leave Time, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy, Esq. and Alexandra Lapes, Esq. As the global Coronavirus situation is expanding rapidly and hitting close to home, Westchester County and New York City employers should review their communicable disease plans and implement pr... Read More..

New York State Amends Other HRL Discrimination Protections – Broad Protections Expanded Well Beyond Sexual Harassment
November 11, 2025 Employee Relations, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, Workplace Training

By Tracey I. Levy, Esq. and Alexandra Lapes, Esq. Just over a year after New York enacted sweeping protections against sexual harassment, Governor Cuomo today signed into law further amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law to provide ... Read More..

Why Local Law Matters for Westchester Employers
November 11, 2025 HR Policies, Paid Leave Time

By: Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes Employers in Westchester County must pay close attention to legal developments at the county level, as the past ten months have brought an unprecedented array of new mandates specific to p... Read More..

Moving Forward After #MeToo – Consider Your Policies
November 11, 2025 Employee Relations, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies

Recent changes to New York State law regarding prevention of sexual harassment will require employers to revisit existing policies to comply with newly-mandated provisions, as summarized in our lead story from Takeaways, Read More..

What’s Different About New York’s Harassment Prevention Training Mandate
November 11, 2025 Employee Relations, Harassment/Discrimination, Workplace Training

Beginning this fall, employers in New York State will be required to provide interactive harassment prevention training to employees. This is not a new concept – such training has been mandated for years in California, Connecticut and Maine – but... Read More..

NY Employers Still Must Consider Classification of Exempt Employees
January 28, 2017 Wage and Hour Laws

For New York employers, the recent federal hold on the FLSA regulatory changes is not the final word. New York State law changes have been proposed, which are far more likely to move forward, that will similarly increase the base salary thresholds... Read More..

Restrictive Covenants: One Size Should Not Fit All
January 28, 2017 Employee Relations, HR Policies

As employers strive for that little edge to stay ahead of their competitors, restrictive covenants – clauses that limit an employee’s ability to work for a competitor, solicit and/or service their employer’s customers, contract with their employer... Read More..

Three Major Wage Law Changes Require Reassessing Pay Practices
November 11, 2025 HR Policies, Wage and Hour Laws

The legal landscape with regard to who must be paid for their work, and what and how they must be paid is collectively shifting as a result of recent developments from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the federal courts. A recent decision b... Read More..

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Federal, NYS Emergency Sick Leave Laws Protect Employees Impacted by COVID-19, Impose Substantial New Obligations on Many Private Employers

Managing Workplace Epidemics: Coronavirus Concerns in Westchester County and New York City

New York State Amends Other HRL Discrimination Protections – Broad Protections Expanded Well Beyond Sexual Harassment

Why Local Law Matters for Westchester Employers

Moving Forward After #MeToo – Consider Your Policies

What’s Different About New York’s Harassment Prevention Training Mandate

NY Employers Still Must Consider Classification of Exempt Employees

Restrictive Covenants: One Size Should Not Fit All

Three Major Wage Law Changes Require Reassessing Pay Practices

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