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: U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES PUBLISHES REVISED FORM I-9
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 November 1, 2023. As discussed in our prior eAlert, the […]
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Courts Must Stay Proceedings Pending an Appeal on Arbitrability
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split on the issue of whether district courts have the discretion to stay proceedings when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In a 5-4 decision issued […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NEW JERSEY FEDERAL COURT DETERMINES THERE IS NO INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO SUE UNDER CANNABIS ACT
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. UPDATE: On December 9, 2024, the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding that CREAMMA does not provide individuals with the right to sue employers for taking adverse action based on a positive cannabis test result. In a case of first impression, a New Jersey […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: IT’S TIME TO UPDATE YOUR FLSA AND EEO POSTERS (AGAIN)!
By Melanie M. Ghaw, Esq. and Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. In light of recent updates to equal employment opportunity laws aimed at protecting pregnant and nursing employees (as discussed in our January eAlert, available HERE), the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) each have issued updated posters for employers to […]