ATTENTION NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MAY BE OVER, BUT EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS CONTINUE
Although the COVID-19 pandemic officially concluded on May 11, 2023 when President Biden announced the end of the public health emergency, COVID-related illnesses and absences continue to impact the workplace. In light of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, employers in New York and New Jersey should be aware of their continuing obligations to employees. Employers should […]
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 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 […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS NOW IN EFFECT
UPDATE: As referenced in the eAlert below, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) published additional forms to be provided to temporary laborers pursuant to the NJ Temporary Workers Bill of Rights law. Two forms are now available to employers and must be used, as applicable, effective August 5. Additional forms may […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: NJDOL RELEASES “FIRST STEP” FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NEW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
As discussed in our eAlert HERE, amendments to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law are scheduled to go into effect on July 31, 2023. Among other things, the amendments require employers to communicate electronically with the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance of the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (“NJDOL”). The NJDOL […]