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, […]
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NEW YORK STATE’S PAY TRANSPARENCY LAW SET TO GO INTO EFFECT
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq As a reminder, New York State’s pay transparency law is scheduled to go into effect on September 17, 2023. As we have previously reported, the law will impose new pay transparency obligations on employers with more than four employees, including disclosure of minimum and maximum annual […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: TRICK OR TREAT? EEOC ANNOUNCES 2022 EEO-1 COMPONENT 1 DATA COLLECTION WILL OPEN OCTOBER 31
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. After several delays, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has announced that it will open data collection for the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 report on October 31, 2023. All private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees have until December 5, 2023 to […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES PROPOSED RULE RAISING THRESHOLD FOR WHITE COLLAR WORKERS TO BE EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq UPDATE: The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023, commencing the public comment period. Employers, workers and other interested stakeholders may submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or by mail by November 7, 2023. The proposed rule […]
NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA EXPANDS WEST COAST PRESENCE WITH ADDITION OF RACHAEL AGUIRRE
SAN DIEGO (August 17, 2023): Employment law firm Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC (NFC) is proud to welcome attorney Rachael Aguirre to the firm, who started with the firm on May 1, 2023. Aguirre has a long history of successfully serving as General Counsel and in various in-house legal roles for prominent companies and organizations in […]
MORE PAGA DRAMA AS CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULES A PLAINTIFF RETAINS STANDING TO LITIGATE NON-INDIVIDUAL PAGA CLAIMS, EVEN IF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS ARE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATION
By Ben Jakovljevic, Esq. California employers have more drama when it comes to PAGA – California’s Private Attorneys General Act. On Monday, July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court ruled in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. that an employee may litigate “non-individual” or “representative” PAGA claims in court on behalf of other employees, even if […]
NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA PARTNER STACY L. FODE NAMED GENERAL COUNSEL FOR NAMWOLF
SAN DIEGO (August 7, 2023): Attorney Stacy L. Fode, Managing Partner of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra,PC (NFC)’s West Coast office, has been named as the General Counsel for the National Association ofMinority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF). Her official title is “GC Board Emeritus.” Fode served on the NAMWOLF Board of Directors for 3 years, and […]
ADDING TIME – NEW YORK LEGISLATOR SEEKS TO EXTEND ADMINISTRATIVE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS
By Kegan Andeskie, Esq. In January 2023, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D WF-Fresh Meadows) introduced bill NYS S3255 to the New York State Assembly that would extend the administrative statute of limitations for discrimination-based claims from one year to three years. If enacted, employees in New York would be subject to the longest administrative statute of […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES PUBLISHES REVISED FORM I-9
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Form, available HERE. Although employers may continue using the prior version of the Form I-9 through October 31, 2023, all employers must begin using this new version as of […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS NOW IN EFFECT
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. UPDATE: As referenced in the eAlert below, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) published additional forms to be provided to temporary laborers pursuant to the NJ Temporary Workers Bill of Rights law. Two forms are now available to employers and must be used, as applicable, effective […]