ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: GOVERNOR HOCHUL VETOES NEW YORK NONCOMPETE BILL
On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S3100A, which broadly prohibited employee non-compete agreements. As discussed in more detail HERE and HERE, the bill was passed by both legislative houses in June 2023. The bill, which was similar to California’s Business and Professions Code Sec. 16600, was criticized by Governor Hochul […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH KEY EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES
UPDATE – On December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed Bill S3100A. For more information, see our eAlert HERE. Once again this year, legislators in New York and New Jersey have implemented many new and expanded protections for employees and obligations for employers. Laws and regulations impacting the employer-employee relationship in 2024 have been enacted in […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: EMPLOYEES WILL BE ENTITLED TO INCREASED SICK LEAVE IN THE NEW YEAR
On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616, which amends California’s existing paid sick leave law to increase the amount of sick leave all employers must provide to employees from 24 hours or three days to 40 hours or five days. As California paid sick leave is complex and exacting, we […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: CALIFORNIA EXPANDS PROHIBITION ON NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
California recently enacted two pieces of legislation, which further restrict non-compete agreements. On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 699, which prohibits an employer or former employer from enforcing a non-compete agreement in California regardless of whether the contract was signed in California, or whether it was signed in connection with employment […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES PROPOSED PAY TRANSPARENCY REGULATIONS
By Catherine I. R. Pontoriero, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq On September 13, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued proposed regulations regarding the State’s new pay transparency law, providing guidance to employers on a range of topics including the law’s applicability, the information to be included in covered job advertisements, […]