ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE RETAIL WORKER SAFETY ACT
On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (“RWSA”) commencing a 180-day countdown to the law’s March 4, 2025, effective date. Similar to California’s workplace violence prevention law discussed HERE, the RWSA aims to increase worker safety and requires employers with at least ten employees working in […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: WHAT ARE YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW JERSEY DATA PRIVACY ACT?
Earlier this year, New Jersey became one of a dozen states to have comprehensive data privacy laws soon to go into effect. The New Jersey Privacy Act (“NJPA”), effective January 15, 2025, aims to protect the personal data of New Jersey residents by imposing obligations on certain businesses and providing consumers with rights to control their […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL COURT DECLINES TO STAY FTC RULE BANNING NON-COMPETES
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected efforts by plaintiff ATS Tree Services LLC (“ATS”) to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Final Rule banning most employment non-competition agreements. This was the second ruling on this issue this month: As we previously reported (HERE), a federal district […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: HEAT UP YOUR SUMMER WITH HOT UPDATES ON THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Rising temperatures aren’t the only thing warming up the Garden State: The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (“DCR”) recently issued two hot takes on the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). On May 14, 2024, the DCR released guidance on the application of the NJLAD to out-of-state remote workers who are employed by New Jersey-based companies. Shortly […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: PREPARE FOR THE RISE OF AI IN THE WORKPLACE WITH HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS
Recognizing that generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) is revolutionizing the way we live and work, regulators are introducing new guidelines to ensure that the benefits of AI are leveraged in compliance with existing law. On the federal level, the White House and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) each released a series of new workplace AI guidance to […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: PREPARE FOR THE RISE OF AI IN THE WORKPLACE WITH HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS
Recognizing that generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) is revolutionizing the way we live and work, regulators are introducing new guidelines to ensure that the benefits of AI are leveraged in compliance with existing law. On the federal level, the White House and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) each released a series of new workplace AI guidance […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NEW YORK STATE’S PAID LACTATION BREAK REQUIREMENTS ARE NOW EFFECTIVE
As a reminder, New York State’s mandate to provide paid lactation breaks became effective this week. As of June 19, 2024, employers must provide paid 30-minute breaks to express breast milk – and allow employees to use other existing paid break time or meal time for any time needed in excess of 30 minutes – each time […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: YOUR 3-STEP GUIDE TO THE EEOC’S UPDATED ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE ON HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
The wait is over: Nearly a quarter century since its last update, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released the revamped Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “Guidance”). The Guidance, released on April 29, 2024 and effective immediately, replaces five prior workplace harassment guidance documents issued between 1987 and 1999, and addresses several […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EEOC’S FINAL RULE ON THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT
Eight months after issuing its notice of proposed rulemaking, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its final rule and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) on April 15, 2024. The PWFA, which became effective in June 2023, builds upon existing protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYERS: REMINDER TO POST IN THE WORKPLACE AND DISTRIBUTE TO ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES WORKERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS NOTICE BY JULY 1, 2024
As we previously reported HERE, the New York City Council passed Int. No. 569-B in November 2023 requiring New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) to collaborate with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and community and labor organizations to provide information to workers […]