Articles Discussing General Topics In New York Labor & Employment Law.

DOJ Files a Statement of Interest in a Federal Lawsuit Against the NY Department of Health and Court Issues a Preliminary Injunction

As previously discussed, in Engesser v. McDonald, a class of Medicaid beneficiaries who receive personal care and home care services through New York’s CDPA Program (Consumers), and two

What Do Employers Need To Know About New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act?

What Do Employers Need To Know About New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act?

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NY Federal Court Issues TRO Against the NY Department of Health

As previously reported, in April 2024, New York’s Social Services Law was amended to include a substantial change to the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPA Program), a Medicaid-funded program allowing chronically ill and/or disabled individuals to employ personal as

On March 20, 2025, a New York Supreme Court Justice in Albany County issued a decision and order declaring the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH)’s August 2024 implementation of an administrative rate reimbursement change for Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) participating in the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program

Covered entities regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) must submit cybersecurity compliance forms by April 15, 2025. New sets of requirements for system monitoring and access privileges, enacted as part of 2023 amendments to the NYDFS cybersecurity regulations, will take effect on May 1 and

On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate passed S1514, which would empower the commissioner of labor to issue stop-work orders against employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors or provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to insurance companies regarding the number of employees. The bill, which represents a

New York lawmakers recently passed a wide-ranging health information privacy bill that would require entities to obtain consent to collect, use, or sell an individual’s health information except for designated purposes. Notably, the bill broadly defines both regulated entities and regulated health information, and it would potentially impact companies nationwide

If two bills recently introduced in the New York State Legislature become law, employers across the state could face new restrictions on including certain common provisions in their employment-related agreements.

On February 14, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to the New York Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (A2432/S808).

In what might have been a Valentine’s Day gift for retail employers across New York, on February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358B/A8947C, Chapter 308). Among other things, the amendment extends the effective date of the act’s

As of February 4, 2025, the New York Senate and Assembly approved a Chapter amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act (the “Act”), a law that has drawn much attention and caused consternation among employers, legal practitioners, and lawmakers. The proposed Chapter amendment is waiting on Governor Hochul’s signature for

On January 6, 2025, in the wake of the issuance of guidance by the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) about the New York State Paid Prenatal Leave Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2025, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) proposed

Although later than anticipated, the New York State Legislature has just passed an amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358C/A8947C, Chapter 308) that would extend the effective date of the act’s workplace violence prevention policy, training, and notice provisions from March 4, 2025, to June 2, 2025.

Earlier this week, New York State and Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), the entity selected to become the Statewide Fiscal Intermediary (SFI) as of April 1, 2025, suffered another roadblock in their efforts to transition New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program (CDPA Program) to a single SFI that would assume