Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Firm/Organization: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Blogs: Financial Services Employment Law, Health Employment and Labor, Hospitality Labor and Employment Law, Management Memo, Retail Labor and Employment Law, Technology Employment Law, Wage and Hour Defense Blog

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Retail Labor and Employment Law

Updated Job Accommodation Network Toolkit Available for Disability Accommodation Resources

By Joshua A. Stein & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper on October 10, 2019

Employers seeking information about potential reasonable accommodations, and tips on the interactive process, can turn to the newly updated Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Toolkit. The Department of Labor provides funding for JAN as a free, comprehensive, online resource to assist businesses in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the website, the Toolkit “provides resources to support organizational efforts to accommodate applicants, candidates, and employees with disabilities; to train those serving…

Technology Employment Law

New York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 2020

By Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Frances L. Kenajian on October 3, 2019

As we enter the last quarter of 2019 and the business community begins to plan ahead for 2020, New York employers should be aware of the changes coming to the New York Paid Family Leave (“NYPFL”) program. On January 1, 2020, both the amount of employee contributions and weekly benefits allowed under the program are scheduled to increase. This will be the second of three annual increases in weekly benefits. The NYPFL program, which took…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

New York State Expands Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

By Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Corben J. Green on August 23, 2019

On August 20, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed A5618/S1040 (the “Amendment”) into law, amending the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”) with respect to protections for victims of domestic violence. The Amendment becomes effective November 18, 2019. The Amendment broadens the definition of “victim of domestic violence” to make it consistent with the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (NY Soc. Serv. L § 459-A). In addition, although the NYSHRL previously prohibited discrimination…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Provides New Worker Notices and Posters, and Issues Final Regulations

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Ann Knuckles Mahoney & Anastasia A. Regne on June 20, 2019

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As previously reported, last week the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) announced several changes, both substantive and procedural, to the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program (“PFML”). This week, the DFML has provided further guidance on changes to the worker notice requirements, issued new workplace posters, and posted the final regulations. Updates to Notice Requirement As part of its June 14, 2019 announcement, the DFML changed the deadline for…

Technology Employment Law

WA Governor Signs Salary History Ban – Effective 7/28/19

By Asa F. Smith, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Ann Knuckles Mahoney on May 21, 2019

As we wrote last month, the state of Washington passed legislation barring most inquiries into salary history by employers, as well as requiring employers to divulge salary bands for posted jobs. On May 9, 2019, the governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, signed the bill, confirming the law statewide. The law will take effect on July 28, 2019, and prior to that date, Washington employers should plan to amend any employment applications and hiring practices…

Technology Employment Law

Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law to Replace State’s Unpaid Family Leave Law; Premium Collections Begin

By Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Anastasia A. Regne on May 9, 2019

Washington State has begun implementing its new Paid Family & Medical Leave program (“PFML”). Other states, such as New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island already have paid family and medical leave programs in place, and now Washington, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. are set to join them over the next few years. Although the benefits portion of Washington’s program does not kick in until 2020, employers’ reporting and remitting of premiums for Quarters…

Technology Employment Law

Washington State Poised to Enact Salary History Ban, Require Pay Bands

By Asa F. Smith & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper on April 30, 2019

In an attempt to reduce the gender wage gap, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1696,(“the Bill”), legislation that will prevent all private employers in Washington State from inquiring into the salary history of prospective employees or requiring that an applicant’s prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria. Additionally, the Bill mandates that, upon an applicant’s request, an employer with 15 or more employees must provide the applicant with certain details about the…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

By Susan Gross Sholinsky & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper on April 18, 2019

As we recently reported, New York’s Westchester County has published on its website Employer and Employee FAQs, along with a Notice of Rights to Employees, concerning the county’s Earned Sick Leave Law, which became effective on April 10, 2019. The county has now issued the required poster. Covered employers can download the poster and display it in a conspicuous location at their office or facility. Notably, the poster only references the obligation of…

Technology Employment Law

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

By Susan Gross Sholinsky & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper on April 18, 2019

Hospitality Labor and Employment Law

Maine Celebrates Equal Pay Day with New Equal Pay Act Amendments

By Frances L. Kenajian & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper on April 12, 2019

[Update: The measure was signed into law by Governor Mills on April 12, 2019.] On April 2, 2019, the Maine Legislature celebrated Equal Pay Day by passing two significant amendments (“Amendments”) to the Maine Equal Pay Act. If, as expected, Governor Janet Mills signs the measure, certain salary history inquiries and employer policies prohibiting employee wage discussions will be deemed “evidence of discrimination.” While the Amendments do not directly “prohibit” such inquiries and policies, in…

Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Updated Job Accommodation Network Toolkit Available for Disability Accommodation Resources

New York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 2020

New York State Expands Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Provides New Worker Notices and Posters, and Issues Final Regulations

WA Governor Signs Salary History Ban – Effective 7/28/19

Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law to Replace State’s Unpaid Family Leave Law; Premium Collections Begin

Washington State Poised to Enact Salary History Ban, Require Pay Bands

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

Maine Celebrates Equal Pay Day with New Equal Pay Act Amendments

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