Insights

On December 4, 2023, New York City enacted a new law requiring employers to distribute and post a notice informing workers of their rights under federal, state, and local laws. The text of the “Workers’ Bill of Rights”...

When an employer decides to terminate a non-U.S. citizen employee, it must consider not just employment laws but immigration laws. Under U.S. immigration laws, employers have varying obligations depending on whether the...

On November 17, 2023, New York enacted a new law (S4516) that restricts what terms can be included in nondisclosure provisions in a release of claims involving discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The law went into...

The joint employer standard sets forth when two or more entities may be considered joint employers of a group of employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Determining that a company is a joint employer is hugely...

A standard clause in many employment-related agreements is that any inventions created by an employee while employed by the employer are owned by or assigned to the employer. New York employers must now narrow that clause as...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed workplace harassment guidelines for the first time since the turn of the century. The guidance provides clarity about several hot-button topics...

On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95, which overturned the existing legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee covered...

On July 25, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized an alternative process for inspecting I-9 documents. Instead of an in-person physical document examination, qualified employers can conduct remote...

On December 16, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to New York Labor Law Section 201 that requires New York employers to provide employees with electronic copies of mandated workplace postings. Previously, New...

As we previously explained, New York City enacted a law governing employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (“AEDT”). Under the law, which takes effect January 1, 2023, New York City employers may not use an...