ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: ARE YOU PAYING MANUAL WORKERS ON A TIMELY BASIS?
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. and Sharina Rodriguez, Esq “Pay frequency” lawsuits have become a cottage industry in New York in recent years. The trend began following the 2019 Appellate Division decision in Vega v. CM & Assoc. Constr. Mgmt., LLC, in which the court held that workers have a private right of action for claims […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NEW JERSEY HAS APPROVED MANDATORY SEVERANCE PAY AND 90-DAY REQUIREMENTS FOR MASS LAYOFFS
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Nearly three years ago on January 28, 2020, we reported (HERE) that the New Jersey legislature made significant changes to the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification, or “mini-WARN” Act imposing significant new obligations on companies during mass layoffs, plant closings or transfers of operations. These changes originally were […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: ARE NONCOMPETES GOING THE WAY OF THE DODO BIRD?
By Kirsten M. Grossman, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Additional Update: The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2023 and the public comment period closed April 19, 2023. The FTC has announced it anticipates voting on the final rule in April 2024. Update: The […]
PRESS RELEASE: NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA, P.C., ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF FORCE WITH INTRODUCTION OF NANA J. YEE
SAN DIEGO, CA — January 10, 2022 Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC (NFC), a top-ranked Employment Law Firm representing management, is pleased to welcome NANA J. YEE as Counsel supporting its San Diego, California office. “The continued expansion of our Southern California operations has been a top priority for the Firm to support the employment legal […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: HOSPITALITY AND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESSES HAVE NEW TRAINING AND POSTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In New York – which ranks fourth in the country for prevalence of human trafficking – Governor Hochul has signed a package of eight new laws in connection with the State’s efforts to prevent human trafficking and provide support and resources […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: CONGRESS ENACTS NEW FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT AND NURSING WORKERS (CALIFORNIA)
By Stacy L. Fode and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. CALIFORNIA UPDATE: The EEOC issued its proposed Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act for publication in the Federal Register on August 11, 2023. Public comments must be received by the EEOC on or before October 10, 2023. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: CONGRESS ENACTS NEW FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT AND NURSING WORKERS
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. UPDATE: The EEOC issued its proposed Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act for publication in the Federal Register on August 11, 2023. Public comments must be received by the EEOC on or before October 10, 2023. On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: 2023 IS HERE. . . ARE YOU READY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR?
By Stacy L. Fode, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq California legislators were busy again throughout 2022 implementing protections for employees and obligations for employers. As we reported HERE, the California legislature enacted a number of new or expanded employee entitlements that went into effect this week, including bereavement leave, leave under the Healthy Workplaces, […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: HAVE YOU MADE YOUR LIST FOR THE NEW YEAR (AND CHECKED IT TWICE)?
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. *UPDATE on December 21, 2022 – New York Governor Hochul signed S9427A/A10477 establishing a statewide pay transparency law. The new requirements will go into effect in September 2023. Legislators were busy again this year implementing new and expanded protections for employees and obligations for employers. Employers do not want to […]
SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF FMLA AND NYCHRL CLAIM DESPITE PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGED HEAD-INJURY AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES PRECEDING THE EXECUTION OF A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
By Punam P. Alam, Esq. On November 10, 2022, the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Southern District Court of New York’s judgment that a severance agreement signed by plaintiff following her return from a medical leave barred plaintiff’s claims for violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and New York City […]