Effective June 19, 2024, New York employers will be required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid lactation breaks to employees each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk at work. This change to New York Labor Law Section 206-c is set forth in Bill
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New York Expands Rationale For State Income Tax “Convenience Rule”
The November 30, 2023, opinion of a New York administrative law judge in In the Matter of the Petition of Edward A. and Doris Zelinsky upholds the state’s so-called income tax “convenience rule” with an expanded legal rationale that New York employers with remote and hybrid employees outside of New
New York State Assembly Passes Retail Worker Safety Act, Pushing Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Closer to Finish Line
On June 3, 2024, the New York State Assembly passed legislation that would provide workplace safety protections for retail workers, including employee access to panic buttons for retail employers with 500 or more employees nationwide.
Fraud Doesn’t Pay In New York — May 2024 Update — 3rd Anniversary Edition
WCL 114-a provides the Board authority to disqualify a claimant from lost time benefits, “[i]f for the purpose of obtaining compensation pursuant to section fifteen of this chapter, or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any such payment, a claimant knowingly makes a false statement or representation as to a material fact.” Section 15 is specific to lost wage replacement.
New York State Extends Mandated Paid Leave to Cover Prenatal Leave; Will Other States Soon Follow?
New York City Bans Contractual Provisions Shortening Period of Time to File Complaints or Civil Actions Relating to Discrimination, Harassment or Violence
Effective May 11, 2024, New York City now prohibits employers from entering into any type of agreement that shortens the statutory period by which an employee may file an administrative claim or complaint, or civil action, relating to unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment or violence under the New York City Human
New York’s Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Continues to Make Progress
New York State Senate Bill S8358B, also known as the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” is picking up steam as it progresses toward being enacted into law. On May 9, 2024, the bill was amended for a second time and re-referred to the Senate Labor Committee for further evaluation. The bill
Noncompete News: Will New York City’s Noncompete Ban Beat the FTC Final Rule to the Punch?
Executive Summary: As we recently reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its long-awaited final rule on April 23, 2024, banning virtually all noncompetition agreements between employers and workers. Lawsuits challenging the final rule were filed almost simultaneously, leaving many employers in limbo. In the first lawsuit challenging the FTC final rule, U.S. District Court Judge Ada Brown has indicated she may rule as early as July 3, 2024 on that plaintiff’s motion for a stay of the rule’s effective date and a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the rule. See Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (N.D. Tex. May 7, 2024). Given the legal challenges to the FTC’s rule, employers should know New York City’s recent proposed challenge to using noncompete agreements, Bill 140, is more onerous to employers than the FTC rule.
New York City Releases New Required ‘Workers’ Bill of Rights’ Poster
New York City has published an anticipated new required workplace poster on the city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” that is meant to inform employees of their rights at work.
New York Leads the Way with New Paid Prenatal Leave
Executive Summary: The New York State Legislature’s recently passed budget included a provision making pregnant employees eligible for employer paid time off from work for doctor appointments, medical procedures or other types of prenatal care. This new law becomes effective January 1, 2025. It is the first state law in the nation to require such paid prenatal care benefits. It only applies to private sector employees in New York.
New York to Require Paid Prenatal Care Leave Among Other Updates in Budget Legislation
New York will be the first state to require employers to provide paid leave to pregnant employees for prenatal care under one of a series of proposals included in legislation recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul to implement the new state budget.
New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Sunset Date
Making New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature on April 19, 2024 passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 196-b that will require employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical
New York State Budget Includes Enhanced Employer Obligations
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.
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