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[Podcast]: Medical Marijuana and the Potential NYC New Law
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Evandro Gigante discuss recently passed legislation by the New York City Council, which would prohibit some employers in NYC from requiring job applicants to submit to drug tests for marijuana use. Specifically, the bill would amend the City’s Fair Chance Act to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, including an employment agency or their agents, to require that a prospective employee…
Westchester County Issues Guidance on its Earned Sick Leave Law
As we previously reported, Westchester County, NY recently enacted an Earned Sick Leave Law (the “ESSL”), which provides eligible employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave for their own medical needs, those of a family member, or other covered reasons. The Westchester County Human Rights Commission has established a dedicated webpage regarding the ESSL, available here, which includes FAQs for employers and employees.
Notably, the FAQs indicate that the ESSL…
Voting Pays: New York Employees Now Eligible for Paid Voting Leave
Effective immediately, the New York Election Law has been amended to provide employees in New York with up to three hours of paid time off to vote in any election.
Passed as part of the annual New York State budget, the new law amends section 3-110 of the Election Law to allow employees to request up to three hours of paid time off to vote, regardless of their work schedule. Previously, the law provided that…
Proskauer Unveils Employment Law Toolkit and Hosts #Metoo Panel at HR Transform
On March 26 – 28, 2019, Harris Mufson, Danielle Moss, and Samantha Regenbogen attended the second annual HR Transform conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Proskauer was the exclusive legal sponsor of the conference. The HR Transform conference brought together business leaders and HR executives to discuss cutting edge issues regarding human resources and employee workplace issues.
On March 27, Harris, Danielle and Samantha hosted “office hours” during which they answered attendees’ employment law questions and…
[Podcast]: The NYCCHR Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Appearance & Grooming Policies
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Harris Mufson and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) enforcement guidance on appearance and grooming policies that ban or restrict naturally curly hair, dreadlocks, braids, cornrows and other hairstyles. While the guidance, which was issued on February 19, 2019, specifically details protections for Black people – who, according to the NYCCHR, are frequent targets of race discrimination based on hair –…
CFTC Issues $2 Million Whistleblower Award to Individual Whistleblower for Analysis of Market Data
On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower award totaling more than $2 million to be paid to an individual whistleblower, as part of its Dodd-Frank whistleblower program. This award is particularly interesting because the whistleblower “provide[d] critical information through independent analysis of market data,” according to the CFTC press release, but was not a corporate insider.
The Director of the Whistleblower Office, Christopher Ehrman, said in the…
[Podcast]: What Government Contractors Should Expect in 2019
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Guy Brenner discuss the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Harris and Guy highlight OFCCP’s recent activities and discuss what government contactors should expect in 2019.
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[Podcast]: What Government Contractors Should Expect in 2019
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Guy Brenner discuss the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Harris and Guy highlight OFCCP’s recent activities and discuss what government contactors should expect in 2019, so be sure to tune in.
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[Podcast]: Can My Employees Bring Animals To Work?
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Howard Robbins continue their “Can My Employees Do That?” series. In this installment, Harris and Howard discuss the legal requirements regarding service animals in the workplace and provide practical advice for employers to address requests by employees to bring service animals to work. Please tune in to hear their insight regarding this challenging employment issue.
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