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Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General
New York Mandatory Employee Retirement Program to be Implemented After Years of Delays
After considerable delay, employer registration for the New York State Secure Choice Savings Program (“New York Secure Choice” or “the Program”) is now open.
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Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General Tags: Rochester
Rochester, NY Expands Protections for Immigrants, Reproductive Autonomy, and the LGBTQIA+ Community
On August 26, 2025, the Rochester City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s long-standing sanctuary city policy, adopting Ordinance No. 2025-283. The measure, formally adopted on August 27, 2025, amends the city’s municipal code to incorporate Rochester’s
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - General
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty speech related to political matters.
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General Tags: New York City
New York City Amends Sick Time Law to Require New Unpaid Leave and Permit New Covered Uses
On October 25, 2025, New York City amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), radically expanding the law and the benefits it provides to employees. Importantly, effective February 22, 2026:
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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
Beginning February 22, 2026, amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act go into effect expanding employee rights and increasing employers’ safe and sick time compliance obligations. Among other things, employers will be required to frontload 32 hours of unpaid safe and sick time to covered employees
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - General
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty speech related to political or religious matters.
Posted: | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - Workers' Compensation
Testing and assessment are central to forensic vocational evaluations, yet many reports contain flawed or outdated practices that can be misleading.
Posted: | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - Labor Law
Posted: | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - General Tags: New York City
Posted: | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Unemployment
New York State Drastically Increases the Maximum Weekly Unemployment Insurance Benefit
Earlier this month, New York State raised the maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit by almost 73%, increasing it from $504 per week to $869 per week. According to the New York Department of Labor (NY DOL), benefits will increase
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
On September 25, 2025, the New York City Council sent to the mayor a bill (Int. No. 0780-2024) that would amend the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to incorporate the requirements under the New York City Temporary Schedule Change Law. The bill provides additional covered reasons to take
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
New York City Council Passes Amendments That Would Require Employers to Report Pay Data
New York City and New York State have laws in place that require employers to publish salary ranges in job advertisements. On the heels of these laws, New York City employers may soon be required to
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
On October 9, 2025, the New York City Council passed two bills (Int. No. 0982-2024 and Int. No. 0984-2024) that if enacted into law would require New York City employers with 200 or more employees to annually submit pay reports for their New York City employees. The proposed report format
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
On October 9, 2025, the New York City Council passed amendments to local laws that, if passed, would impose new pay equity reporting obligations on certain private employers and require the city to conduct annual pay equity studies. These measures are designed to identify and address wage disparities based on