Matthew P. Gizzo

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Matthew P. Gizzo |Zachary Zagger |Sara Zucco

New York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation room accommodation policy under recent amendments to New York City’s lactation accommodations law set to take effect on May 11, 2025. Quick Hits New York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a written lactation room accommodation policy to employees.

2 months ago | ogletree.com | Matthew P. Gizzo |Sarah Zucco |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsNew York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a written lactation room accommodation policy to employees. The recent amendment also aligns New York City law with New York State law requirements to provide paid break time for employees who need to express or pump breast milk. The changes take effect on May 11, 2025.

Jan 16, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Matthew P. Gizzo |Zachary Zagger |Sara Zucco

On January 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated the New York Reproductive Health Bias Law’s requirement that New York State employers include a notice in their employee handbooks regarding the law’s prohibition on discrimination and retaliation based on employees’ reproductive health care choices.

Jan 15, 2025 | ogletree.com | Matthew P. Gizzo |Sarah Zucco |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsThe Second Circuit has revived a requirement that New York employers include in employee handbooks a notice informing employees of their right to be free from discrimination or retaliation based on their [the employees’] or their dependents’ reproductive health decisions.

Nov 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Simone Francis |Matthew P. Gizzo

[co-author: Leah Shepherd]Employers with workers in New York State may want to start preparing now for several new rules that will take effect on January 1, 2025. Most of them are likely to impact employers’ bottom lines. Quick Hits Abortion rights will be enshrined in the New York Constitution. Employers will be required to provide paid prenatal personal leave for pregnant employees to receive healthcare services. The state minimum wage rate will increase by $0.50 per hour.