ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: NEW BACKGROUND CHECK REGULATIONS IN EFFECT
On January 1, 2018, California enacted its Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) – also known as a “ban the box” law – which limits the ability of employers with five or more employees to consider an applicant’s or employee’s conviction history in connection with employment. The California FCA and similar laws prohibit employers from asking job candidates […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: FALL 2023 NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP
UPDATE: New York has published Frequently Asked Questions and other information on the obligation to notify employees of unemployment benefit rights, available HERE. Following a recent flurry of activity in the New York State Legislature, Governor Hochul signed into law a number of bills that have a direct impact on New York employers. This legislative roundup […]
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 ADDITIONAL UPDATE: The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023, and the public comment period ended on November 7, 2023. The final rule is anticipated to be released in April 2024. UPDATE: The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division published its […]
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. In a case of first impression, a New Jersey District Court has determined there is no implied private cause of action under the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”), the statute legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults. In other words, only […]
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 […]