IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK STATE
Governor Cuomo recently signed new legislation regarding workplace harassment for all employers in New York State, regardless of the number of employees.
The following goes ...
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 ...
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 ...
IMPORTANT LAW UPDATE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK
Effective December 31, 2018, the New York State minimum wage and salary threshold for
exempt employees will increase.
Minimum Wage
New York City:
Large employers (11 or more ...
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: By October 9, 2018, ALL EMPLOYERS in the State of New York must distribute a sexual harassment prevention policy to their employees.
The policy must meet the new minimum standards ...
A Texas Federal Judge issued a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing the new minimum salary that must be paid for an employee to be exempt from the overtime pay requirements. The rule which was to ...
On June 28, 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation amending the City’s administrative code, plumbing code and building code to require gender-neutral single-occupant restrooms.
The new law applies to businesses and ...
We recently settled a medical malpractice case on behalf of one of our clients during the course of her litigation.
To have a successful medical malpractice case in New York, we must be able to prove three elements: 1) there was a departure ...
Recently, the 2016-2017 Executive Budget was announced and officially presented two anticipated pieces of legislation: minimum wage increases for all employees and paid family leave.
Minimum Wage Increases for Employees Working in New York ...