New York WARN Act Amendments
The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“NY WARN Act”) requires covered businesses to provide early warnings of closures and layoffs to all affected. Recently, the New York Department of Labor issued final regulations making changes to the NY WARN Act regulations and on June 21, 2023, those amendments took effect. Some […]
June 27, 2023: Update Your EEOC Poster to Ensure Compliance with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
As a reminder, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) goes into effect on June 27, 2023. The PWFA requires employers to post a notice describing the various protections under the new law. On June 27, 2023, employers must remove their old EEOC “Know Your Rights” posters and replace them with the updated version, which can […]
New York State Senate Passes Bill that Prohibits Non-Compete Agreements
On June 7, 2023, the New York State Senate passed Bill No. S03100 (the “Bill”), which would amend the New York Labor Law to prohibit employee non-compete agreements in New York. Specifically, the language of the bill provides as follows: “No employer or its agent, or the officer or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited […]
NYC Sets Minimum Wage for Food Delivery Workers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) announced that the City of New York has set a first-of-its-kind minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. Effective July 12, 2023, the pay rate will increase from $7.09 per hour to $17.96 per hour. The minimum […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Signs into Law a Bill that Prohibits Discrimination in Employment, Housing and Public Accommodations on the Basis of an Individual’s Height and Weight
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill (Intro. 209-A), which will prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The legislation will become effective 180 days from signing, on November 22, 2023. As we previously reported, the new legislation will amend […]
Reminder: The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) Enforcement Provisions Effective April 28, 2023
As previously reported, on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), which expands workplace protections to all breastfeeding employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Federal law requires employers to provide employees with reasonable break time to express breast milk for […]