Susan Gross Sholinsky

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

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

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Retail Labor and Employment Law

NYCCHR Issues Guidance on Discrimination Based on Immigration Status and National Origin

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Corben J. Green

October 31, 2019

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“the Commission”) published a legal enforcement guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying its standards with respect to discrimination based on actual or perceived immigration status and national origin. The Guidance applies to employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodations. As the Guidance explains, “[d]iscrimination based on immigration status often overlaps with discrimination based on national origin and/or religion.” Under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), employers with…

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

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…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Massachusetts Sets New Deadlines and Contribution Rates for the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, and Anticipates Further Changes

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Ann Knuckles Mahoney, Amanda M. Gómez & Anastasia A. Regne

June 17, 2019

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As we previously reported, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) recently extended the deadline for employers to provide notice to employees of their rights and obligations under the State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) law. Subsequently, on June 11, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, state Senate President Karen Spilka, and state House Speaker Robert DeLeo released a joint statement announcing that implementation of certain aspects of the PFML program are…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Massachusetts Extends Compliance Deadlines for Two Key Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Obligations

By Susan Gross Sholinsky & Anastasia A. Regne

May 3, 2019

As we previously reported, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) recently issued regulations and guidance concerning employers’ obligations under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (“PFML”), including a quick-approaching deadline for providing notice to employees of their rights under the PFML. On May 1, the DFML announced that it is extending the deadline for employers to provide the employee notice from May 31, 2019 to June 30, 2019. In addition,…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

By Susan Gross Sholinsky & Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

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

April 18, 2019

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Act Now Advisory – New York State Department of Labor Withdraws Proposed “Call-In Pay” Regulations

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Jillian de Chavez-Lau & Marc-Joseph Gansah

March 11, 2019

The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) recently announced that it would no longer pursue employee scheduling regulations concerning “call-in” (or “on-call”) pay and other so-called predictive scheduling matters. As we previously reported, the proposed regulations, if adopted, would have required most employers in New York State to provide call-in pay under various circumstances, even though the employee had not actually worked or, in some situations, had not even reported to work. Proposed…

Hospitality Labor and Employment Law

Mayor de Blasio Proposes Mandatory Paid Personal Time Law

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Corben J. Green

January 17, 2019

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On January 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plan to make New York City the first city in the country to mandate that private sector employers provide paid personal time (“PPT”) for their employees. Under the proposal, employers with five or more employees would be required to grant their employees 10 days of PPT to use for any purpose, including vacation, religious observance, bereavement, or simply to spend time with their families. It…

Wage and Hour Defense Blog

Act Now Advisory: Illinois Employers Must Reimburse Employee Expenses

By Peter A. Steinmeyer, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Erica McKinney

January 10, 2019

The Illinois State Legislature expanded the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act to include a new section (820 Illinois Compiled Statues 115/9.5) (“Amendment”) that now requires every Illinois employer to reimburse an employee for all “necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee’s scope of employment and directly related to services performed for the employer.” The Amendment became effective January 1, 2019. “Necessary expenditures” include any reasonable expenses or losses…

Retail Labor and Employment Law

NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on Employers’ Obligations Under the City’s Disability Discrimination Laws

By Susan Gross Sholinsky, Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper & Amanda M. Gómez

September 17, 2018

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) recently issued a 146-page guide titled “Legal Enforcement Guidance on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability” (“Guidance”) to educate employers and other covered entities on their responsibilities to job applicants and employees with respect to both preventing disability discrimination and accommodating disabilities. The New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) defines “disability discrimination” more broadly than does state or federal disability law, and the…

Susan Gross Sholinsky

NYCCHR Issues Guidance on Discrimination Based on Immigration Status and National Origin

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

Massachusetts Sets New Deadlines and Contribution Rates for the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, and Anticipates Further Changes

Massachusetts Extends Compliance Deadlines for Two Key Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Obligations

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

Earned Sick Leave Poster Is Now Available for Westchester Employers

Act Now Advisory – New York State Department of Labor Withdraws Proposed “Call-In Pay” Regulations

Mayor de Blasio Proposes Mandatory Paid Personal Time Law

Act Now Advisory: Illinois Employers Must Reimburse Employee Expenses

NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Guidance on Employers’ Obligations Under the City’s Disability Discrimination Laws

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