On October 15, 2018, an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), which requires all New York City employers with four or more...
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NYCHRL Expands Employment Protections for Independent Contractors and Freelancers
On January 11, 2020, a New York City law will go into effect that extends the employment protections under the New York City Human Rights Law...
NYS Dept. of Labor Releases “Notice of Pay” Form
NOVEMBER 2009 The New York State Department of Labor has released its long-awaited model “Notice and Acknowledgment of Wage Rate and Designated Pay...
NYS Electronic Posting of Employment Posters
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more employees are working from home, and are entering their physical workplaces less frequently, if at all....
NYS HERO ACT
Background On May 5, 2021, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO ACT) into law. This law was...
NYS Mandates Masks in Schools
With some classes already in session and the rest set to begin in the coming weeks, the New York State Department of Health (the “DOH”) announced a...
NYS Nursing Employee Protections
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill to amend the New York State Labor Law and expand legal protections for nursing employees in the...
NYS Releases Model Training and Policy Update
As we addressed in our previous article both New York State and New York City passed recent anti-sexual harassment legislation. This article...
NYS Releases Model Training and Policy; NYC Anti-Harassment Notice Poster and Fact Sheet Released
As we addressed in our previous article both New York State and New York City passed recent anti-sexual harassment legislation. This article...
NYSDOL Clarifies New “Notice of Pay” Requirements
In the November 2009 edition of “Real Workplace Issues,” we highlighted New York State’s new requirement that NY employers provide newly-hired...
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