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On August 20, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment to the New York State Human Rights Law expanding employment protections for victims of domestic violence. The new law became effective as of November 18, 2019. A...

On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, significantly expanding employers’ obligations under the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (“NJ WARN...

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed two bills into law which provide increased protection against pay discrimination for New York employees.  Expansion of New York’s Equal Pay Law The first law (S5248) increases employee...

Connecticut employers must comply with new training and notice requirements under Connecticut’s Time’s Up Act.  This new law, which expands employee protections against sexual harassment in the workplace, took effect on...

On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that codifies a new test for classifying a worker as an independent contractor. This new law, California Labor Code Section 2750.3, takes effect...

pdate: EEOC Announces Intention to Not Renew Expanded EEO-1 Reporting Requirement Our July 10, 2019 article below reported that a federal district court had reinstated expanded EEO-1 reporting requirements, with covered...

On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed Int. No. 1445-A, which bars employers – with some broad exceptions discussed below – from requiring job applicants to submit to pre-employment drug testing for the...

The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released model policies and FAQs in conjunction with two newly-effective lactation room laws (Local Law Nos. 185 and 186), which apply to employers with four or more...

Update: New Jersey Issues Required Notice Regarding Paid Family Medical Leave The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“DLWD”) has issued a notice that addresses the changes to the Family Leave Act...

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“LWD”) has published its Notice of Employee Rights regarding the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law. This is a new law which takes effect on October 29, 2018....