Temporary Schedule Change NYC Employer Law
Temporary Schedule Change NYC Employer Law ATTENTION TO ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK CITY: Effective July 18, 2018, all employers must grant an employee’s request for a temporary change to the employee’s work schedule because of a “personal event.” A “temporary change” is defined as: A limited alteration in the hours, times, or location […]
Important UPDATE: NYC Sexual Harassment Notice
Important UPDATE: NYC Sexual Harassment Notice IMPORTANT UPDATE: NYC Sexual Harassment Notice Requirement IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK CITY Effective September 6, 2018: In compliance with the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC” Act, all New York City employers must distribute an information sheet on sexual harassment to new employees upon hire. See […]
THE “RIGHT TO DISCONNECT” COULD SOON BE THE LAW IN NYC
THE “RIGHT TO DISCONNECT” COULD SOON BE THE LAW IN NYC IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK CITY: In March 2018, the New York City Council proposed the “Right-to-Disconnect” bill [“RIGHT TO DISCONNECT” BILL]. If the bill passes, New York City employers with 10 or more employees would be prohibited from requiring […]
Sick Time Act Amendment Goes Into Effect May 5, 2018
Sick Time Act Amendment Goes Into Effect May 5, 2018 IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK CITY: On November 6, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an Amendment to New York City’s existing Earned Sick Time Act (“Sick Time Act”). The Amendment will go into effect on May 5, 2018. This Amendment […]
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK On April 12, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State 2019 Budget Bill, which contains, among other things, provisions regarding sexual harassment claims and policies in the workplace. Effective Immediately: o Under the New York State Human Rights Law, liability will […]
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law Applies To Fast Food And Retail Employers
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law Effective November 26, 2017 APPLIES TO FAST FOOD AND RETAIL EMPLOYERS Employers must provide employees a good-faith estimate of how many hours they should expect to work per week. This notice must be written and given no later than the date the employee receives his or her first schedule […]
New York City Bans Asking About an Applicant’s Salary History Effective
New York City Bans Asking About an Applicant’s Salary History Effective As of November 1, 2017: APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYERS in New York City EMPLOYERS MAY NO LONGER: Ask about an applicant’s salary history (including benefits and other compensation), either directly, in an application, by searching publicly-available records or reports, or by asking an applicant’s […]
FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT (FIFA)
FREELANCE ISN’T FREE ACT (FIFA) The Freelance Isn’t Free Act law took effect on May 15, 2017. This NYC law establishes protections for freelance workers. FIFA defines a freelance worker as “any natural person or any organization composed of no more than one natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, that […]
False claims of sexual harassment dismissed against our client
False claims of sexual harassment dismissed against our client We recently obtained a successful result at trial on behalf of a client who was falsely accused by a customer of sexual harassment. Our client was accused of inappropriately touching a customer during a transaction that took place in the lobby area of our client’s workplace. […]
Payroll Debit Card Restrictions Found Invalid
Payroll Debit Card Restrictions Found Invalid Some New York employers provide their employees with their wages using a payroll debit card. The New York Department of Labor sought to regulate this payment of wages via debit payroll cards by requiring employers starting March 7, 2017, to provide access to one or more automatic teller machines […]
