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Sep 19, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law on Sept. 4, 2024. The Act will require covered retail employers to:Adopt a retail workplace violence prevention policy (effective date of on or about March 3, 2025);Develop and implement training programs to prevent workplace violence (effective date of on or about March 3, 2025); andInstall panic buttons at the workplace (effective date of on or about Jan. 1, 2027).
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta |Henry Shapiro |Jenna Eurell
The New York State Department of Labor has issued revised
materials, including an updated mandatory model policy, ahead of
the June 19, 2024, effective date for the transition of workplace
lactation breaks from unpaid to paid in New York.
Since June 7, 2023, employers in New York State have been
required to issue to all employees a mandatory lactation policy
released by the Department of Labor.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jenna Eurell |Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta
The New York State Department of Labor has issued revised materials, including an updated mandatory model policy, ahead of the June 19, 2024, effective date for the transition of workplace lactation breaks from unpaid to paid in New York. Since June 7, 2023, employers in New York State have been required to issue to all employees a mandatory lactation policy released by the Department of Labor.
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May 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta |Henry Shapiro |Shannon Azzaro
The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes
employers' obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care,
converting unpaid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk
into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing
COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law.
New York State is the first state to mandate paid prenatal
leave. As part of an amendment to the state's Paid Sick Leave
law, effective Jan.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Shannon Azzaro |Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta
The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes employers’ obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care, converting unpaid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law. New York State is the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave. As part of an amendment to the state’s Paid Sick Leave law, effective Jan.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta |Henry Shapiro
The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes employers’ obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care, converting unpaid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law. Learn more here.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Greenberg |Tania Mistretta |Shannon Azzaro |Henry Shapiro
The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes employers’ obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care, converting unpaid paid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law. Paid Prenatal LeaveNew York State is the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave. As part of an amendment to the state’s Paid Sick Leave law, effective Jan.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Patricia Anderson Pryor |Joseph J. Lynett |Tania Mistretta
Congress improperly passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal court in Texas has ruled. State of Texas v. Department of Justice et al., No. 5:23-cv-00034 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 27, 2024). The court permanently enjoined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Justice from enforcing the PWFA against the State of Texas and its agencies.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Joseph J. Lynett |Katharine Weber |Patricia Anderson Pryor |Tania Mistretta
Cepideh Roufougar is a Principal in the San Francisco, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.Ms. Roufougar is Co-Leader of the California Advice and Counsel Resource Group. She advises and counsels management in all areas of labor and employment law, with a focus on identifying practical solutions to help ensure compliance with state and federal law.
