On September 6, 2021, New York designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public...
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Minimum Wage Updates 2022
25 states are raising their minimum wage in 2022. These states include, but are not limited to, California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New...
New York Whistleblower & Electronic Monitoring Laws
On October 28, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that significantly expanded New York’s whistleblower protection law. The...
New York City Mandates Vaccination for Private Employers
Earlier today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector employees working in the five boroughs....
OSHA Releases Federal Vaccine Rule
*Update* On January 13th, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that freezes Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private businesses. If you have...
California New Wage and Hour Laws
A new California law aims to reduce wage violations by setting monetary penalties for employers and gives prosecutors the authority to charge the...
Overview on Retaliation
In the past 20 years retaliation claims have increased by 100%. With this increase, retaliation has become the highest percentage of claims with the...
Workplace Vaccine Requirement
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that within the next few weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Rules Issued on NJ Cannabis Law
On February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace...
NYC Amends Fair Chance Act
Earlier in 2021, New York City’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”) was amended by the New York City Commission on Human Rights. The FCA prevents employers...
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