ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BIAS LAW NOTICE REQUIREMENT REINSTATED AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
What was old is once again new – effective immediately, New York employers once again are required to include in their employee handbooks a notice regarding prohibited discrimination and retaliation based on an employee’s reproductive health care choices. The reinstated notice requirement comes in light of the Second Circuit’s recent decision in CompassCare et al. v. Hochul. Read on […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: HERE WE GO AGAIN–NEW BILL PROPOSED TO BAN NEARLY ALL EMPLOYMENT-RELATED NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
New York employers likely breathed a sigh of relief when Governor Hochul vetoed the state’s 2023 non-compete bill, but newly introduced legislation may reignite employer’s concerns. In December 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed non-compete bill S3100A, which would have banned all non-compete agreements in employment, regardless of context (see HERE). Governor Hochul cited several concerns in her veto […]
Attention Employers: Key Provisions in President Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders Blocked (For Now, At Least)
UPDATE: On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson which blocked enforcement of key provisions in President Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders. Accordingly, the government may once again enforce EO 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government […]
Attention Employers: Are DEI Policies DOA? Here’s What You Need to Know About President Trump’s Executive Orders and the Impact on Your Workplace
UPDATE: On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson which blocked enforcement of key provisions in President Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders. Accordingly, the government may once again enforce EO 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: EEOC TAKES CONTROL OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY TAKEOVER WITH GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE RISKS UNDER FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
In light of the increased use of wearable technologies (wearables) in the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued guidance to remind employers that employment discrimination laws apply to the collection and use of information from wearables. While wearables can offer several benefits to employers and employees, the EEOC warns that such wearables, even […]
FOUR YEARS HAVE GONE UP IN SMOKE SINCE NJ LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND THE RULES ON TESTING ARE STILL HAZY
In the blink of a bloodshot eye, four years have passed since the enactment of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (the “CREAMM Act”). The law legalized adult recreational cannabis use and added to existing protections for registered users of medical cannabis under the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NJ DIVISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS SERVES UP NEW GUIDANCE ON RISKS OF RELYING ON ALGORITHMS TO MAKE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS UNDER NJ LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
If you’re still digesting the last heaping of federal and state guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace (see HERE and HERE), it’s time to clear your plate for more. The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights recently issued guidance to address the extensive use of […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: WAREHOUSE WORKER INJURY REDUCTION ACT CREATES NEW WORKER PROTECTIONS AND EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS
UPDATE: On February 14, Governor Hochul signed into law a chapter amendment to the WWIRA. Among the changes, the amendments: On December 21, 2024, Governor Hochul signed into law the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act (WWIRA), reinforcing New York’s continued focus on increasing workplace safety in specific industries (see HERE). Expanding on the 2022 Warehouse […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: GET READY FOR NYC’S AMENDED LACTATION ROOM ACCOMMODATION POLICY REQUIREMENTS
New York City employers will soon have new obligations under the City’s recently amended lactation room accommodation policy requirements. Since 2019, the law has required employers to implement and distribute to all employees upon hire a written lactation accommodation policy, which must include a statement that employees have a right to request a lactation room and […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: TOP CONSUMER WATCHDOG BARES ITS TEETH WITH AGGRESSIVE STANCE ON FCRA COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
In recognition of recent technological advances – and the resulting increase in worker monitoring, tracking, and assessment through third-party companies – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued guidance cautioning employers that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) broadly applies to employee screening, monitoring, and assessment tools (the “Guidance”). Read on for highlights of the Guidance […]