The New York labor law requires every employer, no matter its size (including a family business), to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy that meets or exceeds the minimum standards set by New York State. Every such policy must include
President Biden signed into law the “Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act” (“PUMP Act”) on December 29, 2022. The PUMP Act expands employer obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and addresses the needs of nursing women
The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”) was signed into law by Governor Cuomo in January 2019. The law added gender expression and gender identity to the State’s Human Rights Law as a protected class and prohibits unlawful discrimination in employment,
As discussed in my recent blog, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in its McLaren Macomb decision has ruled that confidentiality clauses which prohibit an employee from disclosing the terms of her or his severance agreement and clauses that prohibit
It has long been common practice for employers to require a terminated employee to sign a separation agreement as a condition to receiving a severance payment. Such agreements usually include, among other things, the amount and timing of such payments,
“This bill seeks to protect workers from corporations and their agents that fail to comply with safety protocols by amending the penal code to create new offenses and substantially increasing the fines that can be imposed upon a corporate defendant
Effective as of June 9, 2022, the Administrative Code of the City of New York[1] was amended to require that “certain businesses that supply their employees to clients for the performance of construction work or manual labor on the
Many employers use computer-based technology such as artificial intelligence, software, and algorithms throughout the hiring and employment process. Examples of the types of tools used in the hiring process include resume-screening software, chatbots, and digitized interviews. These tools have replaced
In the latest Jaspan Schlesinger Labor and Employment Law blog, attorney Stanley A. Camhi discusses New York’s recent amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law.
On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Hochul signed into law an amendment to
According to the United States Census Bureau, women make up nearly half of the United States work force.[i] Notwithstanding, as of 2019, women make up only 27% of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (“STEM”).