Sarah Zucco

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 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.

May 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Kelly M. Cardin |Sarah Zucco |Zachary Zagger

New York will be the first state to require employers to provide paid leave to pregnant employees for prenatal care under one of a series of proposals included in legislation recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul to implement the new state budget. A proposal included in the passage of the state budget will require employers to provide up to twenty hours of paid leave to pregnant employees for prenatal care each year.

Apr 26, 2024 | lexblog.com | Sarah Zucco |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA proposal included in the passage of the state budget will require employers to provide up to twenty hours of paid leave to pregnant employees for prenatal care each year. Other approved budget proposals provide for paid lactation breaks and will sunset COVID-19 paid sick leave requirements. On April 20, 2024, Governor Hochul signed multiple pieces of legislation to implement the state’s $237 billion fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget.

Jun 22, 2023 | lexblog.com | Jill L. Ripke |Katelyn Sullivan |Sarah Zucco

As reported earlier this year, California’s state minimum wage increased to $15.50 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2023. However, some California employers may face another minimum wage increase on July 1, 2023. This is due to the adoption by many cities and counties in California of their own local minimum wage rates above the California state minimum wage for employees working within their jurisdiction.