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...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to inform you about a recent change to the New York State Executive Law that became effective on February 24, 2019 affecting employee rights.The Gender Expression Nondiscrimination Act (GENDA) amends the so-called Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Even though the holiday spirit has worn off and “business as usual” has resumed, Valentine’s Day has the unique ability to kindle, or rekindle, social/romantic connections among coworkers. In fact, chances are that at least two employees in your workforce have plans to...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… Now that you are off and running with the start of 2019, it is a good time to hit “refresh” on your labor and employment-related practices to ensure that they are up-to-date and provide for efficient and effective management of your work force.Here...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As you may know, it is important to periodically review the composition of your bargaining units to determine whether there are any employees who should be removed due to their “managerial” or “confidential” status. Employees who are formally designated as either “managerial” and/or...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the ACA”) requires certain large employers to annually report whether and what health insurance coverage has been offered to full-time employees. The ACA also requires health care providers and employers providing self-insured coverage to report certain...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… We are writing to advise you that, effective December 22, 2018, New York school bus drivers will soon be subject to pre-employment and random drug and alcohol tests.The Vehicle and Traffic Law currently prohibits bus drivers from consuming or possessing drugs, controlled substances...
KEEPING YOU INFORMED… As we advised you in our October 1, 2018 client memo, New York State recently released the final versions of its model policy regarding sexual harassment in the workplace, model training materials, FAQs and other related documents. Below is a list of the...
