Insights

On May 8, 2013 the New York City Council approved the “Earned Sick Time Act.” This amendment to Section 2203 of the New York City Charter will require certain employers to provide paid sick leave to both full-time and...

Employers covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) must now update their FMLA posters and sets of FMLA form notices in light of new U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) FMLA regulations.  Covered...

Updated December 18, 2013 The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) has now published the gender equity notice described in our article of November 14, 2012.  Beginning on January 6, 2014, New Jersey employers with 50 or...

By January 1, 2013, employers conducting background checks through third-party consumer reporting agencies must update one of the disclosure notices they provide to applicants and employees under the federal Fair Credit...

Late last week, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) published a template notice and guidance regarding employers’ notice obligations under the California Wage Theft Prevention Act...

This past fall, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of bills that impact California employers.  The chart below provides a brief overview of key provisions of these laws.  Except where noted, these laws...

Effective January 1, 2012, California employers are required to: (A) provide wage and hour notices to certain non-exempt employees; and (B) modify their procedures regarding the use of consumer credit reports for employment...

On January 1, 2012, Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will take effect.  The following provides an overview of key provisions of this new law and steps employers should take to comply with the law.  1.   Covered...

(N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1.14; N.J.A.C. § 12:2-1.3) New Jersey employers must now post and distribute a new notice published by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.  This notice informs employees of...

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will shortly begin a more rigorous examination of payroll tax compliance as part of its Employment Tax National Research Project.  Payroll taxes account for approximately 70% of...