The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes employers’ obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care, converting unpaid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law.
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NY State Budget Will Eliminate Many Fiscal Intermediaries in the State’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
On April 20, 2024, Governor Hochul signed the New York State Budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 into law. The Budget includes legislation that significantly changes the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPA Program) and leaves open whether most of the present Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) will be part of the
Amidst Union Complaints, New York Adds Guidance for Hospital Staffing Committees
Unions have been flooding the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) with complaints about hospital staffing and pushing for “robust implementation” and “enforcement” of New York’s clinical staffing plan law. In March, NYSDOH issued enforcement guidance about the state mandates adopted in 2021 for hospital clinical staffing committees and
Legislation in the NY State Budget Includes Significant Changes that Will Eliminate Many Fiscal Intermediaries in the State’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
On April 20, 2024, Governor Hochul signed the New York State Budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 into law. The Budget includes legislation that significantly changes the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPA Program) and leaves open whether most of the present Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) will be part of the
New York City App-Based Workers’ Minimum Pay-Rate Increases
Delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers in New York City a minimum rate of at least $19.56 per hour, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced on April 1, 2024. The increase went into effect immediately.
WEBINAR: Labor Law Update: Spring 2024
Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division.
Chris Maugans Discusses New York State’s New Social Media Law with Law360
Christopher P. Maugans, a partner in Goldberg Segalla’s Employment and Labor group, spoke with Law360 regarding New York State’s newly implemented social media law that went into effect in March. He delved into what employers need to understand concerning their employees’ social media accounts and when they can look into those accounts.
New York City to Consider Its Own Ban on Employer Noncompete Agreements Following Governor’s Veto
New York City lawmakers are considering a measure that would make the city the latest jurisdiction to ban noncompete agreements between employers and their employees, after Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2023 vetoed a statewide ban passed by lawmakers.
New York City Releases Workers’ Bill of Rights, Poster
The New York Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published the “Workers’ Bill of Rights” on March 1, 2024. The Workers’ Bill of Rights is meant to serve as a comprehensive guide to rights in the workplace in New York City.
New York District Court Enjoins Enforcement of Law Limiting Employer Speech During Organizing Campaigns
A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James, a trade group and five New York farms sought to enjoin enforcement of
Slip Sliding Away: NY Court of Appeals Expands the Scope of Slipping Hazards under Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d) ›
Property owners, contractors and their agents face increased likelihood of Labor Law § 241(6) liability after a February 20 decision by the NY Court of Appeals expanded the definition of “foreign substance” as used in Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d)
Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal Calls for Significant Changes to New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
NY budget amendment proposal would make significant changes to the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. Potential changes would impact the home health industry, including, among other changes, eliminating the FI RFO, providing daily and weekly work hour limits and prohibiting entities from engaging in multiple types of healthcare services.
Reminder for New York State Employers: Salary Basis Thresholds Increased for 2024
New York recently raised the minimum salary basis thresholds for executive and administrative employees in order to satisfy the exemption from overtime, not to be confused with the separate upcoming increases to salary threshold for the purposes of pay frequency.
Provider Dispute Brought in the No-Fault Arena
Don’t you hate it when a medical provider contests a billing dispute in the NY No-Fault arena, with its provider-friendly rules, when the provider knows (or should have known) that billing disputes in workers’ compensation claims must be resolved before the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board?
New York Amends Workplace Violence Prevention Law to Extend Coverage to Public Schools
Since 2006, public employers in New York have been required to implement programs to prevent and minimize workplace violence.1 Public school employers, including public school districts, New York City public schools, Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), and County Vocational Education and Extension Boards, were previously exempted from the law.