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Business Owners, Do You Know How Many Employees Trigger Coverage Under New York’s Employment Laws?
Business Owners, Do You Know How Many Employees Trigger Coverage Under New York’s Employment Laws?

In our previous posts, we discussed which major federal and New Jersey employment laws are triggered based upon the number of employees a business has. This post outlines which New York employment laws are triggered as a business grows and hires more employees. To complicate matters, many employers in the New York City metropolitan area have employees working in both New York and New Jersey, so need to comply with the laws of all three jurisdictions, plus potentially New York City’s laws.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, New York, New York Family Leave Law, workers compensation, discrimination, employment policies, workplace policies, compliance
New York City Employers Must Update Their Safe and Sick Time Policies to Comply with the City’s Amended Regulations
New York City Employers Must Update Their Safe and Sick Time Policies to Comply with the City’s Amended Regulations

New York City has amended its regulations for the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The amended regulations cover numerous aspects of the ESSTA and became effective on October 15, 2023. Some of the more significant changes that might impact employer policies and practices are noted below

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, paid sick leave, NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave, employment policies, workplace policies, hybrid worker, remote work
New York City Issues its Fact Sheet for its Salary Notice Law
New York City Issues its Fact Sheet for its Salary Notice Law

As we previously posted, effective May 15, 2022, employers advertising jobs in New York City will be required to post the minimum and maximum salary in the job advertisement. The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently posted its Fact Sheet for this new law. Employers should familiarize themselves with the requirements of the law.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, job posting, salary, employee notices
New York City Employers Must Prepare to Comply with the City's Expanded Ban-the-Box Law
New York City Employers Must Prepare to Comply with the City's Expanded Ban-the-Box Law

New York City has passed legislation significantly expanding its ban-the-box law, the New York City Fair Chance Act. The amendment to the law increases protections for job applicants with criminal histories and adds similar protections for employees. The amendment to the law becomes effective on July 28, 2021 and will require employers in NYC, that perform criminal history inquiries into applicants or employees, to modify their review processes for such inquiries.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, employee rights, ban-the-box
New York City Amends It's Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law to Match State-Wide Benefits and Add New Compliance Requirements for Employers
New York City Amends It's Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law to Match State-Wide Benefits and Add New Compliance Requirements for Employers

On the heels on New York State implementing its state-wide paid sick leave law, on September 28, 2020, Mayor DeBlasio signed into law an amendment to New York City’s paid sick and safe leave law. This amendment becomes effective today, September 30, 2020, and expands upon the City’s existing law to match the increased benefits provided to employees under the New York State law, which we discussed in a prior post.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave, New York City, employee rights
Employee Sick Leave Law Becomes Effective Statewide in New York on September 30, 2020
Employee Sick Leave Law Becomes Effective Statewide in New York on September 30, 2020

As we previously posted, in March 2020, New York enacted sick leave leave benefits for New York employees under quarantine or isolation orders related to COVID-19. New York has now expanded employee entitlement to sick leave benefits for non COVID-19 matters., The new sick leave becomes effective September 30, 2020

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Employment LawMichael Moreapaid sick leave, employee rights, New York, New York City
Preparing Your Business for the Coronavirus
Preparing Your Business for the Coronavirus

The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) raises numerous potential issues for employers. These include legal issues ranging from an employer’s obligation to provide a safe workplace and employee leave rights to practical matters such as whether to restrict business travel and allowing employees to work remotely. As the situation continues to develop, employers should prepare in case COVID-19 impacts their workforces by:

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Employment LawMichael Moreacoronavirus, workplace policies, employment policies, employee safety, CDC, FMLA, Family & Medical Leave Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, New York Family Leave Law, discrimination, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New York, New Jersey, New York City
2019 Continues to Bring More Changes to New York's (and New York City's) Employment Laws
2019 Continues to Bring More Changes to New York's (and New York City's) Employment Laws

As readers of this blog are aware, over the past couple of years both New York State and New York City have been active in passing laws governing the workplace. That trend is continuing in 2019 as new laws go into effect and others are implemented by the State and City. Employers must remain vigilant in keeping abreast of new laws and ensuring compliance with them to avoid potential legal liabilities.

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Employment Law, Business LawMichael MoreaNew York City, New York, sexual harassment
2019 Brings Significant New Obligations For New York Employers - Is Your Business Ready?
2019 Brings Significant New Obligations For New York Employers - Is Your Business Ready?

As we enter 2019, employers throughout New York must start preparing to comply with several new obligations going into effect this year at the state and local level. 

 Sexual Harassment Training

 As we previously posted, both New York State and New York City significantly expanded their sexual harassment laws in 2018. Among other changes, both of those laws require employers to provide sexual harassment training in 2019.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, New York, NYCHRL, workplace policies, sexual harassment, training
NYC's New Paid Safe and Sick Leave FAQs Require Most Employers to Update Their Safe and Sick Leave Policies
NYC's New Paid Safe and Sick Leave FAQs Require Most Employers to Update Their Safe and Sick Leave Policies

New York City's Paid Sick Leave law was amended, effective May 5, 2018, to include safe leave. The amendment expanded the City's paid sick leave law to allow employees to take paid time off for themselves or a family member in connection with domestic violence, sexual offenses, stalking, or human trafficking matters. The amendment also renamed the law the Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNew York City, NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave
New York City Expands Employee Protections Under the NYC Human Rights Law
New York City Expands Employee Protections Under the NYC Human Rights Law

New York City recently enacted two amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), which will go into effect later this year and expand employee rights under the law.

 Amendment to Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Gender

 The first amendment expands the definitions of "sexual orientation" and "gender" under the NYCHRL and will take effect May 11, 2018.

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Employment LawMichael MoreaNYCHRL, New York City, NYC, employees, employment policies, reasonable accomodation