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Employees in California are entitled to additional paid sick leave under a law effective January 1, 2024. The legislation affects most employers and employees in the state with a few exceptions. Notably, employers have...
Category: General Employment Issues
On December 4, 2023, New York City enacted a new law requiring employers to distribute and post a notice informing workers of their rights under federal, state, and local laws. The text of the “Workers’ Bill of Rights”...
Dec 20, 2023
General Employment Issues
What Are an Employer’s Obligations When Terminating a Non-Citizen Employee?
When an employer decides to terminate a non-U.S. citizen employee, it must consider not just employment laws but immigration laws. Under U.S. immigration laws, employers have varying obligations depending on whether the...
Dec 12, 2023
Employment Discrimination
New Restrictions on Releases of Claims Involving Discrimination and Harassment
On November 17, 2023, New York enacted a new law (S4516) that restricts what terms can be included in nondisclosure provisions in a release of claims involving discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The law went into...
Dec 04, 2023
General Employment Issues
Employers Face New Joint Employer Standard Issued by the NLRB
The joint employer standard sets forth when two or more entities may be considered joint employers of a group of employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Determining that a company is a joint employer is hugely...
A standard clause in many employment-related agreements is that any inventions created by an employee while employed by the employer are owned by or assigned to the employer. New York employers must now narrow that clause as...
Nov 09, 2023
General Employment Issues
Proposed EEOC Harassment Enforcement Guidelines Broaden Employee Protections
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed workplace harassment guidelines for the first time since the turn of the century. The guidance provides clarity about several hot-button topics...
On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95, which overturned the existing legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee covered...
On July 25, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized an alternative process for inspecting I-9 documents. Instead of an in-person physical document examination, qualified employers can conduct remote...
Dec 28, 2022
General Employment Issues
New York Employers Must Now Provide Required Workplace Postings in an Electronic Format
On December 16, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to New York Labor Law Section 201 that requires New York employers to provide employees with electronic copies of mandated workplace postings. Previously, New...