ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: New York City Clarifies Scope of New Pay Transparency Law
As we previously reported, as of May 15, 2022, job advertisements in New York City must disclose minimum and maximum salary ranges. [Click HERE for our February 9, 2022 eAlert.] The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“NYCCHR”) has now issued a fact sheet answering some open questions regarding application of this new law […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: NEW OBLIGATIONS REGARDING EMPLOYEE MONITORING IN THE WORKPLACE IS COMING THIS SPRING
Effective May 7, 2022, all private employers with a place of business in New York State that electronically monitor or intercept employee telephone conversations, electronic mail, and/or internet access or usage will be required to provide advance notice to employees. The notice requirement is not triggered by the use of processes such as spam filters […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: New Federal Law Allows Employees to Opt Out of Arbitrating Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
Employers who require their workforce to execute predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers will soon no longer be able to prevent employees from bringing sexual harassment and assault claims to court or participating in joint sexual harassment or assault actions. Signed into law on March 3, 2022 by President Biden, the bipartisan Ending Forced […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: New Law Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Federal and State Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Update: The Ending Enforced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on March 3, 2022. Employers who require their workforce to execute predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers will soon no longer be able to prevent employees from bringing […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: Written Notice To Be Required Before Tracking Employee-Operated Vehicles
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Commencing April 18, 2022, private employers in New Jersey must provide written notice to employees before using tracking devices to monitor their movement in vehicles used for work purposes. Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill 3950 into law on January 18, 2022, after a number of amendments were made in response […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN – SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE RETURNS
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 bringing back COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (“SPSL”) to California employees. As California employers will recall, the prior iteration of SPSL – which expired on September 20, 2021 — required companies to provide 80 hours of sick leave for absences related to COVID-19; the new […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: NEW YORK CITY JOINS THE NATIONAL PAY TRANSPARENCY TREND REQUIRING POSTING OF SALARY RANGES
Across the nation, a growing number of jurisdictions are requiring employers to publicly disclose salary information in their hiring and, in some cases, promotion processes as a means to attempt to narrow gender and racial pay gaps. On January 15, 2021, the New York City Council followed suit and adopted a new lawmaking it an […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: EXPANDED EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW
On January 26, 2022, new and dramatically expanded protections go into effect for employees in New York who report employer actions they believe to be illegal. Until now, the protection of Section 740 of the New York Labor Law — New York’s “whistleblower” law for private employees — has been limited to a current employee’s […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: CDPH AND CAL/OSHA SAY POSITIVE/ EXPOSED EMPLOYEES CAN RETURN TO WORK SOONER WITH TESTING
Here we go again…On January 5, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) updated its “Guidance for Local Health Jurisdictions on Isolation and Quarantine of the General Public”, adjusting its recommendations regarding the isolation and quarantine periods for both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers. [CLICK HERE for the full text of the Guidance.] This guidance […]
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS: Time to Ring Out the Old Year with New COVID Information (New CDC Guidelines; Updated OSHA ETS Dates; Supreme Court OSHA ETS Status)
As we all are getting ready to close the books on 2021, employers should be aware of new developments from the CDC, OSHA and the Supreme Court that impact how companies address the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace now and into the new year: 1. The CDC has shortened its recommendations on isolation and quarantine […]