IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK STATE
● Effective July 12, 2019, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) was amended to prohibit discrimination on the basis of hairstyles or traits associated with race.
■ Traits ...
IN JUNE 2019, NEW YORK LAWMAKERS PASSED AN ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR WORKERS TO WIN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS.
Governor Andrew Cuomo supports this bill and is expected to sign it in the near future.
The new ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts will begin offering covered individuals paid family and medical leave in January 2021. The state has set forth certain requirements starting in June 2019 that employers ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE IN NEW YORK CITY:
Effective May 10, 2020, employers and employment agencies in New York City will be prohibited from requiring job applicants to submit to marijuana drug testing as a condition of employment.
This law ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE
On April 25, 2019, a Federal Judge ruled that employers covered by EEO-1 reporting requirements must submit 2018 pay data for workforces by September 30, 2019.
The EEO-1 Report is a compliance survey mandated by ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW JERSEY
Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a measure increasing the minimum wage in New Jersey to $15.00 per hour by 2024.
New Jersey joins California, Massachusetts, New York and the ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK CITY:
Effective March 18, 2019, the New York City Administrative Code will be amended to require employers in New York City with four or more employees to:
o Provide a designated lactation room ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK
On January 25, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA” or “Law”).
The Law goes into effect on February 25, 2019.
GENDA amends ...
On January 9, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a law that would require private businesses, with five or more employees, to give
10 days of paid vacation per year to all employees: a Proposed New York City Paid Vacation Law.
The law is ...
