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Employment Law

Employment law in New York — wages, workplace rules and employee rights.

May 08, 2023

Employment Law: New York Blitzing NFL?

New York Attorney General Letitia James now has her sights set on another headline producing target as she attempts to tackle the NFL on workplace…

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Nov 09, 2022

Employment Law: NYC Companies Skirting Salary Transparency Law

Employers are testing the limits of a new city law requiring salary ranges on job ads by posting pay bands that, in some cases, span more than $100,000…

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Oct 24, 2022

NYC Pay Transparency Law May Spark Raise Craze

The new New York pay transparency law may result in demands for pay raises across the country. In November employers must list the minimum and maximum…

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Sep 27, 2022

Workers Entitled To Unpaid Wages

The Bureau of Labor Law recoups unpaid wages for workers irregardless of immigration status. The office states that there are 1300 workers that are still…

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Sep 21, 2022

Employment Law: Chipotle Flouts New York’s Fair Workweek Law

Chipotle has paid a $20 million settlement to NYC after violating the ‘Fair Workweek Law’ and is continuing to have officials and employees puzzled how…

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Jun 09, 2022

Employment Law: Brooklyn Co Tries To Decrease Gun Violence By Going Green

Brooklyn startup BlocPower is trying to use the business of greening the city to mitigate gun violence in hard hit communities. BlocPower’s “Civilian…

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Jun 06, 2022

Employment Law: Delivery Workers Organizing For Employee Protection

Food delivery workers have started to form groups to ensure they receive increased rights and protections in the post-pandemic world. Mayor Adams and New…

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May 02, 2022

Employment Law: NYC Job Posts Must Reveal Salary

New salary disclosure laws make it a must for any _ads for jobs to divulge the salary for that job_. The new law is one of a crop of upcoming U.S. pay…

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Apr 21, 2022

Employment Law: New Employee Rules

A bundle of new employment law rules are coming down the pipe. Those who own business or anyone who might be affected by these new employee rules surge…

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Mar 25, 2022

Can Colleges Do Better Preventing Sexual Harassment In Workplace?

This article acknowledges that while colleges and universities take sexual harassment very seriously they are not taking the necessary precautions on the…

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Feb 17, 2022

Employment Law: New York Latest For Transparency Law

New York has become the latest state to adopt a salary transparency law. The law will require employers to disclose salary range for any advertised job…

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Feb 14, 2022

Eric Adams Sharpens Vax Mandate Guillotine

The New York City Firefighters Union opposed the vaccine mandate being enforced by new Mayor Eric Adams but that has not stopped the bloodletting. New…

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Feb 02, 2022

Employment Law: Proposals For 2022

A breakdown of both proposed employment laws and laws that have already been enacted for changes to the workplace in the post-COVID era…

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Jan 05, 2022

Workplace Safety: NY HERO Act Gets Fine Tuning

New York began the Health & Essential Rights Act (HERO) in May 2021 for COVID-19 concerns in the workplace and now their are some new proposals as HERO…

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Jan 03, 2022

New Workplace Laws For 2022

There are many new laws taking effect for New York in 2022 impacting workplace and family with Paid Family Love and Employee Protection. Take a look…

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Dec 30, 2021

Top 10: Employer Vs Employee On Vaccine Mandates

A helpful list of the top ten things both sides should consider in Covid vaccine mandates. From an employee side, you really don’t have a leg to stand on.…

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Dec 16, 2021

Employment Law: Brooklyn Chamber Of Commerce Jabs Mayor

Raising genuine fears for Brooklyn small business and their employees, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce head Randy Peersslams Mayor DeBlasio’s vaccine…

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Oct 25, 2021

COVID City Worker Legal Quagmire Wrinkle

As city workers protest New York Mayor Bill de Blasio goes from vaccine or else to vaccine or else but you get 500 bucks. Not so fast says some union…

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Sep 24, 2021

What Employers Need To Know When Mandating Vaccine

Our friend Michael Livolsi outlines some important factors for businesses to consider if they are planning to implement a vaccine mandate in their…

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Sep 16, 2021

NY HERO Act Lets Employers Force Vaccine

The new NY HERO Act – passed on May 5, 2021 – lets employers force their employees to get vaccine citing airborne infectious disease risk. Possibly…

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Sep 15, 2021

Judge Runs Interference For NYC Healthcare Workers

A federal judge offered some reprieve for New York healthcare workers who opposed the vaccine mandate enacting by former Governor Cuomo and carried out by…

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Sep 15, 2021

The People VS Employer Vaccine Mandates

A little known, never used lawmay provide all the cover needed for OHSA and powers that be to allow all employers to force their employees to be…

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Aug 19, 2021

A Different NYC Employment Mandate: Retirement Plans!

It looks like a far less controversial and more universally welcomed employment mandate is coming to New York. Retirement plansfor employees from all New…

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