KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you that, on August 16, 2019, the New York State Department of Health and Office of Children and Family Services issued emergency regulations that immediately took effect regarding immunization requirements. These regulations are intended to clarify and strengthen...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of legislation, which is now in effect, amending the Executive Law (also known as the Human Rights Law) and the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) to prohibit discrimination based upon traits historically associated with race. In...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that the New York State Board of Elections recently published “frequently asked questions” regarding Election Law Section 3-110 (“the Law”), which now requires all employers to provide employees with up to three hours of paid time off...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you that, by October 9, 2019, all employers must provide to all employees (including, but not limited to, temporary employees and seasonal employees) workplace sexual harassment prevention training that meets or exceeds the minimum training standards set by...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of a recent amendment to the New York State Public Health Law that removed the religious exemption to the school children immunization requirements. This revision took effect immediately upon its enactment on June 13, 2019. School children...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of a recent decision issued by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, reconfirming that probationary employees are entitled to receive credit toward satisfying their probationary period for time during which they are on...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of legislation affecting school districts and BOCES that was adopted as part of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget. I. Sub-fund for anticipated future New York Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) obligations The Budget amends General Municipal Law (GML) §...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of a recent amendment to the New York Election Law that was included in the State’s 2019-2020 Budget and is now in effect. Election Law Section 3-110 now requires employers to provide employees with up to three...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you of amendments to the Taylor Law that were adopted as part of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget Legislation (“the Budget”). I. Union Requests for Information The Public Employment Relations Board has, for decades, issued decisions requiring employers to provide...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to remind you of new legislation prohibiting employers from asking a job applicant, during the hiring process, about his/her salary and benefit history. The Restricting Information on Salaries and Earnings Act (“the RISE Act”) is scheduled to go into effect...
