1/18/2024 6:41:22 PM Are frequency of pay lawsuits in New York soon to be a thing of the past? By Mark Goldstein Cindy Minniti John McDonald Alexandra Manfredi Saranne Weimer +2 more... Show less Employment legislation and litigation are often about trends. In the mid-to-late 2010’s, for instance, lawmakers across the U.S. enacted...
7/7/2021 2:49:45 PM BREAKING: New York Labor Department unveils guidance on HERO Act, starting the clock for all Empire State employers to adopt airborne infectious disease exposure plans By Mark Goldstein Earlier this year, New York lawmakers passed a novel, sweeping overhaul of the State’s workplace health and safety laws. Known as the...
6/16/2021 6:53:31 PM New York’s amended HERO Act now in effect By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Talia Fiano Last month, we reported on New York’s passage of the so-called HERO Act, a landmark law that imposes a novel, sweeping overhaul of the...
6/8/2021 8:07:12 PM New York State Department of Labor confirms that New York State paid sick leave applies to COVID-19 vaccine recovery time By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi As we previously reported, over the past year, New York State has adopted a statewide sick leave law, paid leave for COVID-19...
5/4/2021 1:00:17 PM New York legislators pass sweeping new workplace health and safety bill By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi In late April, New York State legislators passed a bill that can best be described as a “game changer.” Known as the Health and Essential...
7/1/2020 4:08:08 PM Reminder to New York employers: the New York State Department of Labor will be enforcing COVID-19 regulations By Cindy Minniti Alexandra Manfredi As we have reported, since March, New York State has implemented a variety of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and to protect...
1/8/2020 5:17:57 PM New year, new changes to New York state’s minimum wage and tip credit rules By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Leora Grushka New York state rang in 2020 with a sweeping change to its minimum wage and tip credit rules that is expected to impact roughly 70,000...