Tag archives: New York

New Requirements for New York Employers Engaged in Electronic Monitoring to Come Into Effect May 7, 2022

By Nandini Rao (US) and Kevin MacNeill on April 27, 2022 Posted in United States

A new law, which amends the New York Civil Rights Law, will require New York employers to provide notice before monitoring employee electronic communications. The amendment takes effect on May 7, 2022. What does the new law require for employers? The new law requires that New York employers fulfill three requirements before electronically monitoring their … Continue reading

New York City Vaccination Mandate for Workplaces

By Nandini Rao (US) on December 16, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, United States

New York City (“NYC” or the “City”) recently announced that it would be the first U.S. city to require COVID-19 vaccination for its private sector employees. On December 13, 2021, the NYC Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, issued an Order setting forth the requirements of the mandate. Two days … Continue reading

US: New York employers must provide paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations

By Rachel Kurth (US) on April 1, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States

New COVID-19 vaccine paid time off requirement for New York employers New York employers should be aware of a recently enacted New York State law that entitles employees to paid time off from work to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Under this new law, New York employers must grant each employee a sufficient period of time, not … Continue reading

US: Return to work considerations for New York employers during COVID-19 pandemic

By Nandini Rao (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on June 12, 2020 Posted in North America, United States

Businesses with operations in New York State and, particularly, in New York City, face unique obstacles with respect to reopening their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 380,000 confirmed cases across the state, and over 200,000 confirmed cases in New York City, most New York residents have been affected by the virus in some … Continue reading

New York State and New York City employers face new compliance requirements

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on February 6, 2019 Posted in North America, United States

Recently, New York State and New York City have continued the trend of enacting employee-friendly legislation and issuing broad enforcement guidance under their respective employment laws and regulations. New York State and New York City employers should be aware of the following recent developments from 2018 and early 2019, and should take action to review … Continue reading

New York State issues final guidance on anti-sexual harassment law and delays mandatory annual training deadline

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on October 3, 2018 Posted in North America, United States

In September 2018, we reported on New York State’s issuance of draft guidance under the recently enacted New York State law aimed at preventing sexual harassment. New York State has now issued final guidance under this law. This includes final guidance regarding: The anti-sexual harassment policy that every New York State employer (regardless of size … Continue reading

New York State issues draft guidance on anti-sexual harassment policy and training requirements

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on September 5, 2018 Posted in North America, United States

In April 2018, we reported on New York State’s enactment of a new law aimed at preventing sexual harassment. We summarized this new law in detail in our legal update, New York employers should get ready to comply with New York State’s new sexual harassment prevention laws, and our Global Workplace Insider article, New York State’s new sexual … Continue reading

New York State’s new sexual harassment prevention laws will require action by all New York employers

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on April 17, 2018 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, United States

On April 12, 2018, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new measures aimed at preventing sexual harassment. We summarized these provisions in detail in our legal update, New York employers should get ready to comply with New York State’s new sexual harassment prevention laws, published on April 11th, in anticipation of the bill being signed … Continue reading