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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour
Effective September 17, 2023, covered employers in New York State will have pay transparency obligations related to job advertisements under legislative bill S.9427-A/A.10477. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill on December 21, 2022.
New York joins other states like California and Washington in enacting pay transparency requirements in 2022. The
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
On November 1, 2022, New York City’s pay transparency law went into effect, requiring most employers in New York City to post salary ranges in job advertisements, including postings for internal opportunities.
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
Effective November 1, 2022, covered New York City employers will need to comply with the New York City pay transparency law. This legislation requires disclosure of salary ranges in advertisements, rather than offer letters or upon request from applicants or employees. The city law is like enactments in other jurisdictions,
Posted: | Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP Category: New York - Wage & Hour
Currently, the New York courts are considering a class action lawsuit brought against Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., alleging that the company violated the pay frequency requirement of New York’s Labor Law by paying certain workers every two weeks instead of weekly. The lawsuit could cost Wal-Mart, and other companies hit with
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour
On June 1, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S9427A, which would amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) by requiring that employers disclose compensation ranges in job, promotion, and transfer advertisements. This bill comes on the heels of New York City’s recent enactment of a similar
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour
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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
The New York City Council has pushed back implementation of the salary transparency law from May 15, 2022, to November 1, 2022.
On January 15, 2022, New York City enacted legislation requiring all covered employers to include a minimum and maximum salary for the position advertised. The new law was set to
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
Four months ago, New York City became the second jurisdiction in the country to require employers to include the minimum and maximum potential salaries for open positions in job postings. While passed with the intention of providing applicants greater transparency about potential pay (and to narrow the pay gap),
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council passed Int. No. 134-A, which revises Local Law 32, New York City’s previously enacted salary disclosure law. In order to become law, the bill must be signed by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. While the mayor has thirty days to
Posted: | Ford Harrison Category: New York - Wage & Hour
On April 9, 2022, New York passed a $20 billion, multi-year healthcare investment in the FY 2023 State Budget. According to Governor Kathy Hochul, the budget includes “historic investments that will rebuild the health care economy by raising health care workers’ pay, improving their workplace infrastructure and providing incentives that will attract more people to the workforce.”
Posted: | Ford Harrison Category: New York - Wage & Hour
The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently issued its first round of guidance regarding the new salary transparency law scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2022. As we previously reported, the law will require New York City employers to include the minimum and maximum salary for both internal and external jobs, promotions, and transfer opportunities. Unfortunately, the text of the law left many questions unanswered. The guidance, issued in the form of a fact sheet, answers some of the questions surrounding the law’s requirements and scope.
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour
In a series of significant recent decisions, Judge Pamela K. Chen of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, held that federal courts lack jurisdiction to hear claims alleging violations of New York’s wage statement and wage notice claims under the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA).
Posted: | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has published a fact sheet providing guidance on the heavily anticipated salary transparency law, which will take effect on May 15, 2022.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour
On March 22, 2022, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) published long-awaited guidance regarding New York City’s salary disclosure law, which requires employers to post the anticipated “minimum and maximum salary” in job advertisements. The law, which was passed on December 15, 2021, and takes effect on