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Posted on Jun 11, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
$3.8 Million dollars. That’s what the City of Tucson was ordered to pay a firefighter they failed to provide adequate space for her to pump milk at work. As we have previously written, New York …
Posted on Jun 11, 2019 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Published Articles by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune, June 2019. As paid family leave sweeps across the nation, we anticipate more and more employees will use it and will stay out longer because they are getting …
Posted on Jun 6, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Connecticut is the latest state to move towards a $15 minimum wage. On May 17th, the state Senate approved HB 5004, which raises the hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 by 2023. The bill …
Posted on May 24, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
And just like that, an employer’s ability to pre-screen job applicants for marijuana use goes up in smoke. On April 9, New York City Council voted 40-4 to pass a bill which will prohibit employers …
Posted on May 16, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Westchester County passed yet another leave ordinance – this time requiring “safe time” leave. The law takes effect October 30, 2019. For Westchester employers, this marks two new leaves in under 12 months. Requirements Employees …
Posted on May 16, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, Westchester County, New York’s Earned Sick Leave Law went into effect on April 10. In preparation, the County recently released FAQs for employers and employees as well as a Notice of …
Posted on Apr 25, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
As we wrote at the end of last year, employers in New York City are now required to have a lactation accommodation policy. The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) recently released …
Posted on Mar 27, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations and replace the …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers who fail to properly pay employees in the State of New York may soon find themselves in jail. Governor Cuomo recently announced his proposed budget for fiscal 2020, which includes legislation to crack down …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Unless you were hibernating for all of 2016, you know the federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) was set to release a new overtime rule for the white-collar exemptions that would have doubled the salary threshold. …