New York Appellate Court Defines Summary Judgment Standard for New York City...
My colleagues Jennifer Rubin and Michael Arnold recently authored a very interesting Alert, describing a recent New York appellate court decision outlining the evidentiary burden an employer must...
View ArticleThe New York State Senate Passes Bill Eliminating the Annual Pay Notice...
By Michael S. Arnold Quick update on the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act, which we reported about here, here and here. The New York Senate has passed a bill eliminating the requirement that...
View ArticleProposed New York Regulations Would Limit Executive Compensation
By Tyrone P. Thomas On May 16th, Governor Cuomo announced the issuance of proposed regulations by several New York State agencies which limit administrative costs and executive compensation for...
View ArticleNew York Close to Amending its Wage Deduction Law (Section 193)
By Michael S. Arnold New York employers will be pleased to know that Governor Cuomo is expected to sign a bill passed last week amending New York’s Wage Deduction law (Section 193) to permit employers...
View ArticleNew York Enhances Employee and Consumer Privacy Rights Under its Social...
By Michael S. Arnold Four years ago, New York enacted a Social Security Number Protection Law, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law, §399-dd, aimed at combating identity theft by requiring employers to better safeguard...
View ArticleNew York Wage Deduction Amendment Signed Into Law
By Michael S. Arnold Governor Cuomo has finally signed a bill amending New York’s Wage Deduction law (Section 193) to permit employers to deduct certain amounts from employee wages to recover wage...
View ArticleNew York Employers May Not Seek to Prevent Their Employees From Voting or...
By Michael S. Arnold and Christophe R. Difo Tomorrow millions of employees around the nation will head to the polls to vote in the general election. No matter who wins, employers should make sure they...
View ArticleReminder: Amendment to New York's Wage Deduction Law Becomes Effective on...
By Michael S. Arnold This is just a friendly reminder that starting Thursday, November 8, 2012, New York’s Wage Deduction Law will permit employers to deduct certain amounts from their employee’s...
View ArticleCA, MA and NY: Employment & Labor Laws 2013 Legislative Forecast
It’s that time of year when we look ahead at the employment and labor laws that will go in effect in the New Year. My colleagues Mike Arnold, Kate Beattie, and Brandon Willenberg have assembled this...
View ArticleNot Just Age Claims Anymore? Bill Introduced in the New York City Council
By Michael S. Arnold Several members of the New York City Council have introduced a bill that would amend the City’s Human Rights Law to permit employees to waive a Human Rights Law claim only where...
View ArticleThe New York Wage Theft Prevention Act's Annual Pay Notice Deadline is...
By Michael S. Arnold This alert serves as a reminder that the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act requires employers to provide annual pay notices to all of their employees (whether full-time or...
View ArticleNew York City on the Verge of Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an...
By Michael S. Arnold New York City employers beware: The New York City Council has once again acted to expand the nation’s broadest anti-discrimination law – this time to prohibit discrimination...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg Vetoes Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Against Unemployed
By David M. Katz As we predicted in an earlier blog post, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed legislation aimed at prohibiting discrimination against New York City’s unemployed. In a statement...
View ArticleNew York City Council Likely to Vote This Week to Override Mayor Bloomberg's...
By Michael S. Arnold Following up on our earlier posts (here and here), tomorrow, March 13, 2013, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Rights will determine whether to send the new...
View ArticleNew York City Council Overrides Mayors Veto; Discrimination Against the...
By Michael S. Arnold Moments ago, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto to its new law prohibiting unemployment discrimination. Our earlier post summarizing the law is...
View ArticleNew York City Council on the Verge of Mandating Paid Sick Leave
By Michael S. Arnold Here we go again. Fresh off its passage of a law prohibiting unemployment discrimination, the New York City Council is now poised to pass a law requiring employers to provide paid...
View ArticleNew York City Passes Earned Sick Time Act; Expects to Override Mayor...
By Michael S. Arnold As expected, the New York City Council has passed the Earned Sick Time Act, which, if enacted, will require most City employers to provide job-protected sick leave, whether paid or...
View ArticleNew York Issues Proposed Regulations to Wage Deduction Law
By Michael S. Arnold New York State Department of Labor has released proposed regulations under its recently enacted Wage Deduction Law. The Law, which went into effect in November 2012, permits...
View ArticleNew York City Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on an Individual's...
By Michael S. Arnold This is just a friendly reminder that New York City’s new law prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s current unemployment status is set to become effective next week,...
View ArticleQuick New York City Council Employment Law Legislative Update
By Michael S. Arnold Tomorrow, the NYC Council is likely to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto on the Earned Sick Time Act. As described here, the Act, which requires employers to provide paid sick time,...
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