Insights

pdate: EEOC Announces Intention to Not Renew Expanded EEO-1 Reporting Requirement Our July 10, 2019 article below reported that a federal district court had reinstated expanded EEO-1 reporting requirements, with covered...

On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed Int. No. 1445-A, which bars employers – with some broad exceptions discussed below – from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug testing for the...

The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released model policies and FAQs in conjunction with two newly-effective lactation room laws (Local Law Nos. 185 and 186), which apply to employers with four or more...

Update: New Jersey Issues Required Notice Regarding Paid Family Medical Leave The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“DLWD”) has issued a notice that addresses the changes to the Family Leave Act...

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“LWD”) has published its Notice of Employee Rights regarding the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law. This is a new law which takes effect on October 29, 2018....

On May 2, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act. Beginning on October 29, 2018, employees throughout New Jersey will accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each year to...

Effective July 18, 2018, a new law the New York City Council recently passed Int. 1399-A will require that employers grant employees two temporary schedule changes per year for certain medical and family care purposes.[1]...

As previously reported here, New York City’s Temporary Schedule Change Law requires  New York City employers to grant employees two temporary schedule changes per year for certain medical and family care purposes,...

The New York Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”) recently released model policy language and a Statement of Rights regarding the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“PFL”), which takes effect on January 1, 2018....

UPDATE:  On July 19, 2017, the New York Workers’ Compensation Board issued final PFL regulations.  A key change in these regulations is the requirement that employees hired for a short period of time, who do not expect to...