Takeaways

New York State has new laws on pay transparency, lactation accommodations, employee time off, new protected classes, workplace postings, warehouse workers and human trafficking.  In addition to that whirlwind of new legislation, the federal govern... Read More..

Developments this past quarter include shifting federal discrimination protections and expanded protections in Connecticut; new employer obligations in New Jersey and updated federal workplace posters; the unwinding of COVID mandates and a survey ... Read More..

Pay transparency predominates in New York, while employer speech is being regulated in Connecticut.  Recent New Jersey court decisions have addressed employee speech, and the Supreme Court has ruled on waiver of arbitration and federal contractors... Read More..

Sexual harassment prevention laws are again proliferating at the federal and New York State level, while federal agencies are enhancing enforcement of employee protections and New Jersey has added some new limits on employment at-will and enhanced... Read More..

Featuring: • NYS Governor acts swiftly on wide range of new employment laws; • COVID-19 employer compliance - what to keep in mind now; • Wage-related changes at federal, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York State and New York City levels; and mor... Read More..

Pressing concerns remain in complying with COVID-19 obligations, and we have a helpful table of current vaccination requirements impacting employers in the tri-state New York area.  Also covered are the latest tweaks that state legislatures and go... Read More..

Summer 2021 has brought New York mandating employers plan for the next pandemic; New Jersey cracking down on wage law violations; and Connecticut passing four significant new employment mandates on cannabis use, nursing mothers, pay equity and vot... Read More..

New employment law developments from first quarter of 2021 covered in this issue include continuing legal changes related to COVID-19 protections, the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey and New York, a $15 minimum wage for federa... Read More..

Coverage includes: expansive protections of New York City job applicants and employees based on criminal history; radical change in the employment relationship for fast food workers in New York City; the most current minimum wage rates for New Yor... Read More..