Arielle E. Kobetz

Arielle Kobetz is an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department. She assists employers in a wide range of areas, including discrimination, wage and hour, and traditional labor.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Arielle served as a law clerk at the New York City Human Resources Administration, Employment Law Unit, where she worked on a variety of employment discrimination and internal employee disciplinary issues.

Firm/Organization: Proskauer Rose LLP

Blogs: California Employment Law Update, Law and the Workplace, Proskauer Whistleblower Defense

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Law and the Workplace

Mandatory Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs Looms in New Jersey

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant & Arielle E. Kobetz

January 14, 2020

UPDATE – on January 21, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed the bill into law. It will take effect in 180 days (i.e., on July 19, 2020). The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill (S.3170) that would amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, more commonly referred to as the “NJ WARN Act,” to require severance payments and increase notification requirements for employees impacted by certain mass layoffs, transfers or…

Law and the Workplace

New York State Department of Labor Publishes Guidance on Salary History Inquiry Law

By Evandro Gigante, Arielle E. Kobetz & Alex Downie

January 14, 2020

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has published guidance on the state’s salary history inquiry law, which went into effect on January 6, 2020. As we previously reported, the law prohibits employers from: Relying on the wage or salary history of an applicant in determining whether to offer employment to such individual or in determining the wages or salary for such individual; Orally or in writing, seeking, requesting, or requiring the wage…

Law and the Workplace

New York City Extends Human Rights Law Protections and Training Requirements to Freelancers and Independent Contractors

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant & Arielle E. Kobetz

January 14, 2020

Effective January 11, 2020, the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) has been amended to expand protections under the law to freelancers and independent contractors. Significantly, this includes the requirement that certain contractors now complete annual sexual harassment prevention training in the same manner as covered employees. Contractors also are now eligible for reasonable accommodations under the law. The amendments also clarify how the four-employee threshold for coverage under the NYCHRL is calculated. Expanded…

Law and the Workplace

The Employment Law Landscape in 2020

By Evandro Gigante, Arielle E. Kobetz & Tony S. Martinez

December 27, 2019

2019 was a busy year for lawmakers across the nation, underscoring the need for employers to remain apprised of all the new laws that will be taking effect in 2020. Below we summarize some of the significant developments employers should be on the lookout for in the new year. Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Laws On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed into law a bill that, as previously reported, significantly strengthened…

Law and the Workplace

New Jersey Becomes the Third State to Prohibit Hairstyle Discrimination

By Harris Mufson & Arielle E. Kobetz

December 23, 2019

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act, which prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants or employees based upon hairstyle. Effective immediately, the CROWN Act amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to define “race” as inclusive of “traits historically associated with race” such as hair texture and protective hairstyles. The Act expressly defines “protective hairstyles” as including but not limited to…

Law and the Workplace

New York Paid Family Leave Law: Are You Prepared for 2020?

By Evandro Gigante & Arielle E. Kobetz

November 26, 2019

As we approach the New Year, employers should keep in mind that several updates to the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NYPFLL”) are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020. As we have previously reported, the NYPFLL provides a phased-in system of paid, job protected leave for eligible employees: (i) to care for a new child following birth, adoption, or placement in the home; (ii) to care for a family member with a…

Law and the Workplace

Nevada Labor Commissioner Issues Advisory Opinions Regarding Paid Personal Leave Law

By Allan Bloom, Arielle E. Kobetz & Eric Novak

November 19, 2019

As we previously reported, Nevada has enacted a personal leave law, which, effective January 1, 2020, will require private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada to provide certain employees working in the state with up to 40 hours of paid leave per year, to be used for any purpose, including non-medical personal reasons. To that end, the Nevada Labor Commissioner issued two advisory opinions regarding the new law. While the law…

Law and the Workplace

New York State Enacts Law to Protect Employees’ Reproductive Health Decisions

By Evandro Gigante & Arielle E. Kobetz

November 18, 2019

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill which, effective immediately, prohibits employers from accessing information on employees’ or dependents’ reproductive health without prior consent. Specifically, the new law prohibits an employer from “accessing an employee’s personal information regarding the employee’s or the employee’s dependent’s reproductive health decision making, including but not limited to, the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service without the employee’s prior informed…

Law and the Workplace

Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Issues Guidance on Sexual Harassment Training and Notice Requirements

By Harris Mufson & Arielle E. Kobetz

November 8, 2019

As we previously reported, Connecticut has enacted the Time’s Up Act (the “Act”), which expanded existing sexual harassment training and notice requirements on employers. Under the new law, employers with three or more employees must provide two hours of interactive sexual harassment training to all existing employees by October 1, 2020, and to all new employees no later than six months after hire. Employers with fewer than three employees are required to provide such…

Law and the Workplace

Westchester County, New York Issues Guidance and Mandatory Notices for Safe Time Leave Law

By Allan Bloom, Laura Fant & Arielle E. Kobetz

November 5, 2019

As we previously reported, effective October 30, 2019, Westchester County, NY employers are required to provide paid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or human trafficking (“safe time”). Leave under the new ordinance will be in addition to paid time off already required to be provided to employees under the Westchester County paid sick leave law, which took effect on April 10, 2019. In connection with the effective date…

Arielle E. Kobetz

Mandatory Severance Pay for Mass Layoffs Looms in New Jersey

New York State Department of Labor Publishes Guidance on Salary History Inquiry Law

New York City Extends Human Rights Law Protections and Training Requirements to Freelancers and Independent Contractors

The Employment Law Landscape in 2020

New Jersey Becomes the Third State to Prohibit Hairstyle Discrimination

New York Paid Family Leave Law: Are You Prepared for 2020?

Nevada Labor Commissioner Issues Advisory Opinions Regarding Paid Personal Leave Law

New York State Enacts Law to Protect Employees’ Reproductive Health Decisions

Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Issues Guidance on Sexual Harassment Training and Notice Requirements

Westchester County, New York Issues Guidance and Mandatory Notices for Safe Time Leave Law

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