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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...

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized its new rules regarding overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).  These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2020. Under the DOL’s...

Effective December 31, 2019, the minimum wage and minimum salary for exempt employees in New York State is increasing, except for the $15 per hour minimum wage rate for large New York City employers, which remains the same....

The Governors of California and New York recently signed bills which clarify that state law prohibits discrimination based on hair style or texture associated with race. Both laws prohibit discrimination based on “traits...

UPDATE: On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed this new bill into law. The alert below has been updated to reflect the dates that the various sections of the new law will take effect. The New York State Legislature...

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...

On August 30, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law to amend California Government Code Section 12950.1, thereby extending California employers’ deadline to conduct most sexual harassment training required...

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...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, involving a challenge to the City of New Haven’s refusal to certify the results of a firefighters’ promotional exam, has garnered enormous attention in...