新 York state employers, it’s time to dust off 和 update your employee handbooks again. Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that protects 雇员 against discrimination 上 the basis of their reproductive health decision-making. The law, which mirrors a recent bill passed by 新 York City lawmakers, also requires that employers in … 继续阅读
The 新 Jersey Paid 生病 Leave 法案 takes effect today, October 29, 2018. Just in time for flu season. If you are a 新 Jersey employer or an employer with 雇员 in 新 Jersey, regardless of size or employee number, you are now required by law to provide 上e hour of sick leave for every … 继续阅读
The changes to 雇员’ rights to take leave under the California Family Rights 法案 (CFRA) go into effect July 1, 2015. Your company should be prepared 上ly if it has done the following: Reviewed the changes to the CFRA regulations, which may be found here. Updated your policies 和 employee handbooks to reflect the legal … 继续阅读
科罗拉多州最高法院在Coats诉DISH Network案中发布了备受期待的裁决，认为在科罗拉多州进行娱乐性使用大麻不是合法活动’的《合法活动法》（“Act”). The 法案 prohibits employers from terminating 雇员 for off-hours lawful activities. The court applied the 法案 broadly, holding that the recreational use of … 继续阅读
This post was also written by Megan E. Farrell. On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court held that a job applicant can establish religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights 法案 of 1964 without proof that the employer had “actual knowledge” of the applicant’s need for an accommodation; instead, the applicant … 继续阅读
On May 27, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published updated model Family 和 Medical Leave 法案 (FMLA) notices 和 certification forms. Copies of the updated forms, which should be used through May 31, 2018, are available 上 the DOL’s website. The most notable change to the forms is their reference to the Genetic Information … 继续阅读
This post was written by Cindy S. Minniti 和 马克·戈德斯坦. 新 York City employers who routinely use credit checks as part of the pre-employment process may be in for a rude awakening. Earlier today, the NYC Council passed legislation that bars most employers with four or more 雇员, as well as employment agencies, … 继续阅读
As previously reported, 新 Jersey’s version of the “ban the box” law, entitled “Opportunity to Compete 法案” (the 法案), goes into effect March 1, 2015. The 法案 limits covered employers’ ability to inquire into a job applicant’s criminal record. In less than a week, public 和 private employers that have 15 or more 雇员 hired … 继续阅读
Not surprisingly, the 新 York City Council last Wednesday overwhelmingly passed Mayor Bill de Blasio's sweeping amendment to the 新 York City Earned 生病 Time 法案. Most notably, the amendment expands the 法案's coverage to organizations with 5 or more 雇员 (reduced from the prior 15-employee threshold). The amendment takes effect almost immediately, 上 April 1, 2014--departing from the staggered implementation scheme contemplated by the Bloomberg-era version of the 法案. See our February 3, 2014 post for more specific details about the amendment's provisions: //www.syodon-spirit.com/2014/02/articles/employment-us/new-nyc-mayor-comes-out-of-the-gate-swinging-demands-expansion-of-paid-sick-leave-law/.… 继续阅读
全国劳资关系委员会（“NLRB”）行政法法官（“ALJ”）部分使本田经销商无效’s dress code that prohibited 雇员 who have contact with the public from wearing pins, insignia or other message clothing. A copy of the decision is attached here. Even though the work rule applied to all messaging regardless of the topic, … 继续阅读
The "new" guidance — accessible at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/qa_arrest_conviction.cfm — reinforces longstanding 欧洲经济共同体policy prohibiting employers from using arrest 和 conviction records to exclude individuals from employment. More recently, the 欧洲经济共同体has expanded enforcement efforts to include prohibitions 上 employer policies that exclude candidates from employment because of criminal history, arrests, 和 convictions. That is because such … 继续阅读
