NY Bill Prohibits Employers From Threatening To Contact ICE On An Employee
NY Bill Prohibits Employers From Threatening To Contact ICE On An Employee LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill prohibiting employers from threatening to contact an immigration enforcement agency [ICE] on an employee. The law goes into effect in October 2019. Under […]
New York’s Pay Equity Law Expands Equal Pay Protections To Employees
New York’s Pay Equity Law Expands Protections To Employees, Applicants Or Interns IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK STATE Effective October 8, 2019, New York State’s Pay Equity Law will be expanded. The law previously required an employee to show that he or she received less pay while performing “equal work” as […]
Important Law Update NY Employers: NYSHRL Now Prohibits Discrimination Of Hairstyles
Important Law Update NY Employers: NYSHRL Now Prohibits Discrimination Of Hairstyles 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 historically associated with race […]
NY Lawmakers Pass Anti-sexual Harassment Bill To Make It Easier For Workers To Win Discrimination Lawsuits
NY Lawmakers Pass Anti-sexual Harassment Bill To Make It Easier For Workers To Win Discrimination Lawsuits 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 […]
Employer Law Update: Massachusetts Paid Family Leave-Medical Leave
Employer Law Update: Massachusetts Paid Family Leave-Medical Leave 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 must comply with: June 30, 2019 o All employers in Massachusetts must […]
Effective 5-10-2020 employers in New York City cannot require job applicants to submit to marijuana drug testing
Effective 5-10-2020 employers in New York City cannot require job applicants to submit to marijuana drug testing 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 […]
Firm News: We Are Pleased To Announce The Naming Of Attorney Jasmine Y. Patel As Partner At Franklin, Gringer & Cohen, P.C.
Firm News: We Are Pleased To Announce The Naming Of Attorney Jasmine Y. Patel As Partner At Franklin, Gringer & Cohen, P.C. Firm Partner News: We Are Pleased To Announce The Naming Of Attorney Jasmine Y. Patel As Partner At Franklin, Gringer & Cohen, P.C. where she will continue to practice in the field of […]
Employers Law Update: EEO-1 reporting requirements must submit 2018 pay data for workforces by 9/30/19
Employers Law Update: EEO-1 reporting requirements must submit 2018 pay data for workforces by 9/30/19 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 federal statute […]
Governor Phil Murphy has signed a law to increase New Jersey minimum wage
Governor Phil Murphy has signed a law to increase New Jersey minimum wage 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 District of […]
NYC Employers: lactation room accommodation policy effective 3/18/19
NYC Employers: lactation room accommodation policy effective 3/18/19 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 for employees; and o Implement […]
