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California Law Impacts All Categories of Independent Contractors – Not Just Gig Workers – What Your Business Needs to Do Now
September 11, 2019 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin
Read about the AB 5, a bill passed by the California legislature that effectively bans nearly all categories of independent contractors, not just gig economy workers.
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The Bubbler – We’ll Wake You Up When September Ends
September 5, 2019 | Blog
We know August was exhausting for employers – New York, New Jersey, Maine, Colorado, and yes, even Alabama – all kept you on your toes with new and updated employment legislation that represents an array of new compliance obligations. These new restrictions on employers run the gamut from prohibitions on certain non-competes in New Hampshire to equal pay legislation in Alabama to a Maine ban on salary history questions to medical marijuana protections in New Jersey to a Colorado ban-the-box law.
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Join Us for a Webinar on MA Paid Family and Medical Leave
August 30, 2019 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot
Artificial Intelligence in the Employment Relationship: Friend or Foe?
August 21, 2019 | Blog
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies or alien invasions. The technology has permeated everyday life from Siri and Alexa to Facebook and Google. While marketing teams have been relying on AI for years to help streamline business efforts and target consumers, employers have finally joined in on the hype.
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Governor Cuomo Signs Bill Updating the New York State Human Rights Law
August 13, 2019 | Blog | By Michael Arnold
On Monday, Governor Cuomo signed into the law the last of four bills aimed at strengthening workplace protections for employees. In mid-July, the Governor signed pay equity, salary history disclosure and hair discrimination laws into effect. Now, the Governor has completed this effort by signing into the law a bill that makes significant changes to the New York Human Rights Law.
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The Arbitration Section In Your Employee Handbook Is Not An Agreement to Arbitrate
July 31, 2019 | Blog
Federal law nowadays certainly favors enforcement of agreements to arbitrate. But generally applicable state contract law determines contract formation – i.e., whether such an agreement has been made.
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A Summary of Connecticut’s “Time’s Up Act” and Consequences for Employment Law
July 29, 2019 | Blog
On June 18, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 19-16, “An Act Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment,” also known as the “Time’s Up Act” (the “Act”). The Act involves several significant changes to Connecticut’s employment laws, with a particular focus on expanding sexual harassment prevention laws.
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Update on New York State's Pay Equity Legislation
July 16, 2019 | Blog
Agencies Issue Final Regulations Expanding Access to Health Reimbursement Arrangements
July 10, 2019 | Blog
On June 13, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively, the “Departments”) issued a coordinated set of final regulations (“final rules”). Entitled, “Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans,” the final rules expand employers’ ability to offer health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to their employees to be used in conjunction with individual market coverage and recognize a new type of excepted benefit HRA that allows employees to pay for HIPAA excepted benefits and short-term coverage. This post summarizes the final rules.
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The Bubbler
July 3, 2019 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot
President Directs Agencies to Expand HSA and FSA Rules
July 1, 2019 | Blog | By Patricia Moran
In an Executive Order issued on June 24, 2019, President Trump directed several agencies to address a number of health care related matters through regulation. This focuses on Section 6 which takes aim at Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), health care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and medical expenses generally.
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New York To Curb Employer Use of Applicant and Employee Wage and Salary History
June 26, 2019 | Blog | By Michael Arnold
New York Extends Pay Equity Act to All Protected Classes
June 25, 2019 | Blog | By Michael Arnold
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave 2019 Regulations – Focus on the Private Plan Exemption
June 24, 2019 | Blog | By Patricia Moran, Natalie C. Groot
A Summary of the Latest Changes to the New York State Human Rights Law
June 24, 2019 | Blog | By Michael Arnold
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave - Summary of Final Regulations
June 24, 2019 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Patricia Moran
Delaware Court Of Chancery Reaffirms Entire Fairness Standard In Director Compensation
June 17, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno
On May 31, 2019, in Stein v. Blankfein, et. al., the Delaware Court of Chancery reaffirmed the Delaware Supreme Court’s holding in In re: Investors Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation (more information here) that the “entire fairness” standard applies with regard to director approval of director compensation. The Stein case builds on the precedent set in Investors Bancorp and provides additional insights.
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What’s New In Westchester County
June 13, 2019 | Blog
The Bubbler - June 2019
June 13, 2019 | Blog
Welcome to June! As we head into the summer, the employment law world continues to heat up! We have rounded up the most recent developments impacting employers for your summer reading pleasure here.
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Viewpoint Editors
Corbin Carter
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Michael S. Arnold
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David Barmak
Member / Chair Emeritus, Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice
Natalie C. Groot
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Paul M. Huston
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Anne L. Bruno
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Emma Follansbee
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David R. Lagasse
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Brendan J. Lowd
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Patricia Moran
Jennifer B. Rubin
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Alexander K. Song
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