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Nov 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Zachary Zagger
Businesses that had employees working in Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn when the September 11th attacks occurred may need to notify those employees of their potential eligibility for benefits under two federal compensation funds. Quick Hits Employers that had workers in the areas of New York City impacted by the September 11th attacks may be required to notify those workers of two federal victim compensation funds.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa
Businesses that had employees working in Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn when the September 11th attacks occurred may need to notify those employees of their potential eligibility for benefits under two federal compensation funds. Employers that had workers in the areas of New York City impacted by the September 11th attacks may be required to notify those workers of two federal victim compensation funds.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
ogletree.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsEmployers that had workers in the areas of New York City impacted by the September 11th attacks may be required to notify those workers of two federal victim compensation funds. The new regulations seek to address the lack of awareness among many individuals who were exposed to harmful conditions following the September 11th attacks that they may be eligible for benefits.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Mark Mallery |Zachary Zagger
On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that arguably deter employees from reporting alleged misconduct to federal watchdogs or from engaging in other whistleblower activity may violate federal whistleblower protections.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa
On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that arguably deter employees from reporting alleged misconduct to federal watchdogs or from engaging in other whistleblower activity may violate federal whistleblower protections.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
ogletree.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Mark Mallery |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsThe CFPB published a circular warning employers that the use of broadly worded confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements carries the risk of violating federal whistleblower laws. The CFPB noted that confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements may have “legitimate purposes” but may also contain verbiage that unlawfully deters employees from reporting misconduct to authorities or cooperating with investigations.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Zachary Zagger |Senators Introduce Bill
Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new,
city-created "Workers' Bill of Rights" poster to
employees and new hires on July 1, 2024.
The new poster directing workers to information on their
employment rights must be distributed to employees and new hires
beginning on July 1, 2024.
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
has published the new required poster, which is available in twelve
languages and can be downloaded from the department's
website.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Zachary Zagger
Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new, city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster to employees and new hires on July 1, 2024. Quick Hits The new poster directing workers to information on their employment rights must be distributed to employees and new hires beginning on July 1, 2024.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa
Employers in New York City must begin distributing a new, city-created “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster to employees and new hires on July 1, 2024. The new poster directing workers to information on their employment rights must be distributed to employees and new hires beginning on July 1, 2024. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has published the new required poster, which is available in twelve languages and can be downloaded from the department’s website.
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May 7, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joseph B. Cartafalsa |Zachary Zagger
New York City has published an anticipated new required
workplace poster on the city-created "Workers' Bill of
Rights" that is meant to inform employees of their rights at
work.
New York City released a new required poster directing
employees to information on their employment rights.
The poster must be distributed to employees and new hires
beginning on July 1, 2024.
