On March 12, 2024, New York Labor Law Section 201-i becomes effective and prohibits employers from requesting or requiring that an applicant or employee disclose a username, password, or other means to access a personal account or service. This will
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The U.S. DOL Finalized its Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Rule
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) published its final rule defining “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule becomes effective March 11, 2024. The final rule rescinds the USDOL’s 2021 rule,…
FinCEN's Online Portal is Now Accepting Beneficial Ownership Reports
As we previously posted, the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOI Rule) of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury (FinCEN) was scheduled to take effect January 1, 2024. The BOI Rule requires companies such as corporations,…
It's Time Again for Employers to Comply with Year End Obligations and Prepare for the New Year
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As we remind our readers each year, as year-end approaches, business owners need to remain mindful of their year-end human resources compliance obligations and prepare for upcoming minimum wage increases.Minimum Wage IncreasesNew JerseyEffective January 1, 2024, the New Jersey…
The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Guide For Small Businesses
Attention, small and medium-sized businesses! The Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOI Rule) of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury (FinCEN) takes effect in January 2024. The BOI Rule will bring significant changes to company transparency and…
Understanding New Jersey’s Pregnancy and Maternity Leave Laws
We often get questions from our New Jersey clients about the rights of employees who are going out on pregnancy and maternity leave. This issue can be confusing to business owners who have not dealt with the issue in the…
New York Employers Must Immediately Start Providing Employees with Unemployment Benefit Information at Separation
As of November 13, 2023, all employers in New York are required to inform each employee of their right to file an application for unemployment benefits at the time of a separation from employment, reduction in hours, or any other…
New York Department of Labor Issues FAQs and Fact Sheet for its Pay Transparency Law
As we discussed in a previous blog post, New York implemented a Pay Transparency law, which went into effect on September 17, 2023. New York’s Pay Transparency law requires employers to, among other things, include the compensation, or compensation…
New York City Employers Must Update Their Safe and Sick Time Policies to Comply with the City’s Amended Regulations
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New York City has amended its regulations for the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The amended regulations cover numerous aspects of the ESSTA and became effective on October 15, 2023. Some of the more significant changes…
New York Employee Assignment of Rights Agreements – What Employers Need to Know
On September 15, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York’s Labor Law, which makes employee invention assignment of rights agreements unenforceable for inventions developed by an employee on the employee’s own time and without the…