Takeaways

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..

Capturing the latest pandemic-related employer requirements, as well as new paid sick leave, federal guidance on accommodations, mandates for federal contractors, and court decisions striking recent U.S. DOL regulations and enforcing NJ arbitratio... Read More..

Landmark Supreme Court decision on sex discrimination; composite of latest employer-related pandemic guidance from DOL, OSHA, CDC and EEOC; plus new regulatory requirements at the state and local levels and new Suffolk County ban the box law. <... Read More..

Spring 2020 issue covers: • Changes to NYS paid leave laws; • NJ's continued expansion of employee protections; • Recent high court decisions on worker classification, legal standards for discrimination claims, and accommodation for medical mar... Read More..

Winter 2020 issue covers: • Major changes to New Jersey laws on worker classification, wage payment and employee rights; • Expanding employee protections in New York; • Loosening of some federal law mandates and imposition of others; • Plus mo... Read More..

The expansion of discrimination law protections continues across the tri-state to cover even more employers, and further include protections for appearance standards, immigrants, victims of domestic violence and civil air patrol members.  In addit... Read More..

An unprecedented range of employment law changes have occurred in the past quarter, significantly impacting employers in every part of the tri-state area.  They include harassment prevention, expanded FMLA and minimum wage changes in Connecticut; ... Read More..

New Jersey has rapidly adopted more employee-friendly laws related to leaves of absence, legal remedies for claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and the minimum wage. In New York City, there is new guidance on the mandatory sexual... Read More..