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Effective July 18, 2018, a new law the New York City Council recently passed Int. 1399-A will require that employers grant employees two temporary schedule changes per year for certain medical and family care purposes.[1]...
Jan 31, 2018
General Employment Issues
New York City Office of Labor Policy and Standards Issues Notice of Rights and Frequently Asked Questions Regarding New Temporary Schedule Change Law
As previously reported here, New York City’s Temporary Schedule Change Law requires New York City employers to grant employees two temporary schedule changes per year for certain medical and family care purposes,...
Dec 26, 2017
General Employment Issues
New York Workers’ Compensation Board Releases Model Policy Language and Statement of Rights Regarding the New York Paid Family Leave Law
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”) recently released model policy language and a Statement of Rights regarding the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“PFL”), which takes effect on January 1, 2018....
Related article: New NLRB General Counsel’s Revolutionary Reversal of Direction On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2 decision in Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled its decision...
The newly-appointed General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Peter B. Robb, issued his first GC Memorandum (GC 18-02) on December 1, 2017, which provides guidance on the priorities of the Trump-era...
The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “Board”) is a federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”). The Board functions...
We are pleased to announce that, effective November 1, 2017, an Immigration Practice Group headed by Donald Wolfson, formerly with Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP, will be joining our firm. We have worked closely with...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently released a revised Form I-9, which employers must begin using by September 18, 2017. This form is available on USCIS’s website,...
Jul 07, 2017
General Employment Issues
New York Employers Should Prepare for the New York Paid Family Leave Law
UPDATE: On July 19, 2017, the New York Workers’ Compensation Board issued final PFL regulations. A key change in these regulations is the requirement that employees hired for a short period of time, who do not expect to...
May 16, 2017
Employment Discrimination
New York City Bans Employers From Inquiring About the Salary History of Job Applicants
On May 4, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill prohibiting New York City employers from inquiring about an applicant’s prior salary history. (See Intro No. 1253-A.) This new law will take effect on October 31,...