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The DOL Issues a Final Rule Returning the Independent Contractor Classification Analysis under the FLSA to a More Employee-Friendly Test, Forcing Employers to Think Critically About Their Use of Independent Contractors in the Workplace
January 25, 2024 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis
New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims
January 23, 2024 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Michael Arnold
Governor Hochul Floats Groundbreaking Pregnancy and Disability Leave Protections for New York Employees
January 17, 2024 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
New York Governor Vetoes Non-Compete Ban
December 23, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey
Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees
December 21, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
Year in Review: Laws Impacting Employee Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disclosure Agreements – What to Know, What to Do and What to Expect in 2024
December 19, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Talia Weseley
New York State Enacts Changes to Employment-Related Confidentiality Provisions
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
2023 New York Employment Law Roundup
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
New York Non-Compete Update: Governor Will Not Sign Non-Compete Bill Unless Changes Are First Made
December 4, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey
In her first public comments since its passage, New York Governor Kathy Hochul expressed a desire to see changes in New York’s proposed ban on non-compete agreements (SB 3100) before she would consider signing the bill.
Show Me The Money! Trends in Executive Compensation
November 29, 2023 | Blog | By Benjamin Ferrucci, Marc Aspis
New Year, New Laws: California Employment Law Updates for 2024
November 28, 2023 | Blog | By Kevin Kim, Jennifer Rubin
Pay Transparency Law on the Horizon for Massachusetts Employers
October 30, 2023 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Kathryn Droumbakis, Danielle Dillon
Key Changes & Updates to Employment Agreements: What Maryland and Virginia Employers Need to Know
October 30, 2023 | Blog | By David Barmak, Danielle Bereznay
Nasdaq’s “Show and Tell” Diversity Disclosure Survives Initial Challenge
October 23, 2023 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Evan Piercey, Danielle Dillon
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates – What Employers Need to Know
October 19, 2023 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Emma Follansbee, Kathryn Droumbakis
New York Widens its Employee Intellectual Property Protections
October 19, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
What Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s Proposed Guidance On Workplace Harassment
October 16, 2023 | Blog | By Delaney Busch, Michael Arnold
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") released its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. In light of recent legal developments, such as the Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which held that Title IX protects transgender persons from discrimination on the basis of sex, the #MeToo movement, the increase in remote work, changes to abortion rights, and changes in the way harassment may occur (e.g., online bullying or harassment), the proposed guidance illustrates the EEOC’s current interpretation of “existing requirements of the law” and/or its policies. Here are some notable parts of the guidance:
New York City Issues Amended Safe and Sick Time Regulations
October 12, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
In 2020, New York City amended its paid sick leave law, named the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), to better align with New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law. Following these amendments, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published updated notices and FAQ documents, but stopped short of publishing formal updates to the corresponding ESSTA Rules – until now.
Minimum Wage Increases Now Effective in Multiple Canadian Provinces
October 10, 2023 | Blog | By Mitch Frazer, Brad Tartick, Patrick Denroche
Multiple provinces in Canada increased their general minimum wages effective October 1, 2023. The provinces that made such increases and their new minimum wages are as follows
Second Circuit Clarifies Standard for Evaluating Title VII Retaliation Claims
September 19, 2023 | Blog | By Kevin Kim, Michael Arnold
On the heels of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision clarifying its view of properly pled Title VII disparate treatment discrimination claims, which we previously covered here, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Carr v. New York City Transit Authority, has now clarified its view of the standard for pleading retaliation claims under Title VII.
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