by Ralph Somma | Jun 10, 2024 | Workplace Alert
In December of 2023, New York City enacted a new “Workers’ Bill of Rights” law. In accordance with that law, on May 1, 2024, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection released a multilingual poster that all employers in New York City must distribute to all...
by Ralph Somma | Mar 13, 2024 | Workplace Alert
A new law recently went into effect in New York restricting employers from requesting or accessing employees’ and applicants’ personal social media accounts. Effective March 12, 2024, New York employers may not require, request or coerce an employee or applicant to...
by Ralph Somma | Jan 30, 2024 | Workplace Alert
New York State Labor regulations have long required employers to provide workers with notice of their right to file for Unemployment Insurance when separated from employment. The law was recently expanded to require notice when there is “an interruption of continued...
by Ralph Somma | Dec 29, 2023 | Workplace Alert
On January 1, 2024, New York’s minimum wage will increase to $16/hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, and $15/hour for the rest of the state. Looking ahead, the minimum wage will increase by $0.50 in 2025 and 2026. In 2027, it will increase annually...
by Ralph Somma | Mar 22, 2023 | Workplace Alert
On March 31, 2021, the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) legalized the recreational use of cannabis by adults in New York. The first legal sale of recreational cannabis took place at an dispensary in Manhattan on December 29, 2022. How does legal cannabis...
by Ralph Somma | Feb 1, 2023 | The Legal Workplace Grind, Workplace Alert
Long before the enactment of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, New York law prohibited discrimination against disabled employees and required employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to allow them to perform the essential job functions. ...
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