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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued three decisions with significant implications for employers. The Court: (1) struck down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”); (2) defined the employees who are...
Jul 03, 2013
General Employment Issues
Colorado Limits the Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes
Colorado employers are now limited in their use of individuals’ credit information for employment purposes, pursuant to the new Colorado Employment Opportunity Act (Senate Bill 13-018, Effective July 1, 2013). The...
May 14, 2013
Employment Discrimination
The New York City Human Rights Law Will Soon Protect Against Unemployment Discrimination
Effective June 11, 2013, the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) will protect job applicants against “unemployment” discrimination. (See Int. Bill No. 814-A.) The new law defines protected...
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB (No. 12-5068), has vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) rule requiring covered employers to conspicuously display a...
May 09, 2013
General Employment Issues
NYC Council Approves Paid Sick Time Bill With Veto-Proof Margin
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...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has released a new version of its Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (“Form I-9”), a form employers must complete to document their verification of each...
Mar 08, 2013
General Employment Issues
Employers Must Update Their FMLA Posters and Take Other Steps to Comply With New FMLA Regulations
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...
Governor Cuomo has signed into law an amendment to Section 193 of New York Labor Law to allow employers to make deductions from paychecks that had previously been prohibited under the Labor Law. (See /articles-443.html) ...
Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy recently signed into law Public Act No. 12-55, “An Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana,” which permits the statewide “palliative use” of marijuana by “qualifying...