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Most recent Employment and Labor Alerts

EEOC Announces that Virtual Mediation is Here to Stay (June 9, 2022)
Extensions and Changes to Form 1-9 COVID-19 Compliance Rules (May 10, 2022)
Cal/OSHA Keeps Workplace Pandemic Rules Through December 31, But Eases Some Employer Mandates (April 29, 2022)
New York Enacts Laws Further Addressing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination (March 17, 2022)
Forced Arbitration Agreements Are Now Banned in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Cases (March 10, 2022)
California Employers Must Once Again Provide Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave (February 22, 2022)
President Expected to Sign Bill from Congress Ending Forced Arbitration on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims (February 18, 2022)
Employers in New York City Must Provide Salary Information in Job Ads Effective May 15 (February 10, 2022)
What Employers Need to Know as NY Mask Mandate Expires (February 10, 2022)
NYC Enacts Law Cracking Down on Use of Automated Screening Tools and Artificial Intelligence (January 11, 2022)

New York State Department of Labor Adopts New York Paid Sick Leave Regulations and Proposes New York HERO Act Regulations (December 23, 2021)
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Lifts Stay on OSHA ETS (December 21, 2021)
New York Enacts Law Mandating Employee Consent of Electronic Monitoring (November 23, 2021)
New York Expands Paid Family Leave to Include “Siblings” (November 8, 2021)
New York Expands Protections Under Whistleblower Law (November 8, 2021)
New York Expands Secure Choice Savings Program (November 8, 2021)
OSHA Unveils Details of Sweeping Vaccine Mandate (November 5, 2021)
Reminder: Qualifying New Jersey Employers Must Enroll Employees in New Jersey’s Secure Choice Savings Program Before End of 2021 (October 27, 2021)
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Provides Critical Guidance on Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (October 27, 2021)
New Jersey Employers Now Required to Give Job Preference to Employees Who Have Reached Maximum Medical Improvement (October 7, 2021)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Acknowledges Unique Severity of COVID-19 (October 4, 2021)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates California’s Ban on Mandatory Employee Arbitration Agreements (September 22, 2021)
Gov. Hochul Triggers New York HERO Act and Signs Legislation on Labor Day (September 7, 2021)
NYSBA Task Force Recommends Employers Mandate Vaccinations After FDA Approval of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (September 1, 2021)
Philadelphia Implements New Mask Mandate Two Months After Lifting Mask Restrictions for Businesses Not Mandating Vaccines (August 11, 2021)
DOJ Issues Guidance on “Long COVID” and New York Issues Further Update on HERO Act (August 3, 2021)
New York State Department of Labor Releases Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Standard (July 8, 2021)
New York Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions and Scales Back HERO Act (June 16, 2021)
New York Enacts HERO Act: Imposing Significant Requirements on Employers (May 7, 2021)
What Employers Need To Know about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 COBRA Subsidy (April 13, 2021)
New York Finally Legalizes Recreational Marijuana (April 1, 2021)
New York Enacts COVID-19 Vaccination Leave (March 15, 2021)
New York Travel Advisory to Be Relaxed and Then Lifted (March 12, 2021)
New York State Releases Additional COVID-19 Leave Guidance (January 26, 2021)
EEOC Updates its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination (January 22, 2021)
Pennsylvania’s Common Law Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy Tort May Protect Whistleblower Employees Regarding COVID-19 Safety Policies (January 20, 2021)
New Jersey Court Rules Complaints Concerning COVID-19 Measures May Be Protected Whistleblower Activity (January 8, 2021)

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Issues ETS Guidelines for COVID-19 Prevention Plans (December 10, 2020)
Questions Remain After New York DOL Releases Proposed Regulations Interpreting the New York Paid Sick Leave Law (December 3, 2020)
New York Changes Route on Travel Advisory: Test-Out Optional for COVID-19 Quarantine (November 2, 2020)
California’s AB 685 Imposes COVID-19 Workplace Exposure Notice and Reporting Requirements for Employers Effective January 1, 2021 (October 29, 2020)
California’s SB 1159 Codifies Workers’ Compensation Presumption to Employees Who Test Positive for COVID-19 (October 22, 2020)
New York Launches Paid Sick Leave Website with Long-Awaited Answers to FAQs (October 20, 2020)
New York Employers Grapple with Changes to City and State Sick Leave Laws (October 14, 2020)
2020 California Legislative Wrap-Up: California Employers Must Act Now (October 7, 2020)
California Now Requires Reporting of Pay Data by Race and Gender (October 2, 2020)
EEOC Clarifies Employers Not Automatically Required to Allow Telework Opportunities Post-Pandemic (September 15, 2020)
Court Rules with New York: DOL “Jumped the Rail” in Restricting Pandemic Paid Leave (August 3, 2020)
Embracing a New Normal: COVID-19 Reporting Requirements on the Horizon for California Employers? (July 24, 2020)
SCOTUS Reinforces “Ministerial Exception” in Employment Disputes Involving Religious Institutions (July 9, 2020)
Employers Should Review OSHA’s New Guidance on Safely Returning Employees Back to Work Post-COVID-19 (July 6, 2020)
DOL Issues New FFCRA Guidance on School, Summer Camp, and Related Program Closures (June 30, 2020)
SCOTUS Holds Title VII’s Prohibition on Discrimination on the Basis of “Sex” Includes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (June 16, 2020)
California Local Minimum Wage Increases and Other Laws Set to Take Effect on July 1, 2020 (June 11, 2020)
New York State Provides Death Benefits for Families of Front-Line Government Workers Who Die Due to COVID-19 (June 3, 2020)
Summer Activity Cancellation Likely To Lead to Surge in Employee Leave Requests (June 1, 2020)
EEOC Updates Guidelines to Allow Employers to Administer COVID-19 Testing on Employees (May 6, 2020)
Pennsylvania Businesses Directed to Implement Public Health Safety Measures (April 17, 2020)
New Jersey Expands Protections of the Family Leave Act and Amends Mini-WARN Act Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
NYS EDS Releases New Guidance: “Essential Businesses” Definitions and Waivers (April 9, 2020)
City of Los Angeles Enacts Modified Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance and New “Worker Protection Order” (April 9, 2020)
NYS Requires Payment of COVID-19-Related Sick Leave by New York Employers (April 9, 2020)
DOL Publishes Temporary Regulations Interpreting Paid Leave Under FFCRA (April 2, 2020)
Los Angeles City Passes New Ordinance Requiring Large Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave in Addition to Pre-Existing State and Local Paid Sick Leave Mandates (April 1, 2020)
CARES Act: Loans to Cover Payroll, Unemployment Expansion, and Other Impacts for Employers (March 31, 2020)
DOL Provides Further Guidance on FFCRA’s Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave and Publishes Required Poster (March 31, 2020)
New York State Mandates Total Reduction of Onsite Workforces for Non-Essential Businesses, Guarantees Job Protection and Pay for Quarantined Workers (updated March 27, 2020)
DOL Offers First Guidance on Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave—Now Effective April 1, 2020 (March 25, 2020)
California Governor Suspends Strict Employer Compliance With California WARN Act (March 19, 2020)
Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 19, 2020)
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Response (March 19, 2020)
NJDOL Provides Guidance on Potential Compensation Benefits for COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)
NJ May Require Insurers to Cover COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses (March 16, 2020)
Employers Should Plan—Not Panic—Against the Presence of Coronavirus in the Workplace (March 2, 2020)
Preliminary Injunction Prevents California from Enforcing AB 51’s Anti-Arbitration Provisions (February 14, 2020)
Salary History Queries Ban Takes Effect in New York State (January 15, 2020)
Governor Cuomo Vetoes Wage Theft Lien Legislation in New York (January 9, 2020)
New York Ends Subminimum Wage Across Miscellaneous Industries (January 9, 2020)

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