March 20, 2020 – Employment Law Alert Governor Cuomo Signs Executive Order 202.6 Requiring Employers to Reduce In-Person Workforces by 75% Due to COVID-19 Carol M. Goodman
March 20, 2020 – Employment Law Alert Governor Cuomo Signs the “New York State on PAUSE” Executive Order, Now Requiring Non-Essential Businesses to Reduce In-Person Workforces by 100%, Effective Sunday March 22, 2020 Carol M. Goodman
March 19, 2020 – Employment Law Alert New York Enacts Legislation to Provide Paid Sick Leave and Job Protection for Workers Quarantined Due to COVID-19 Carol M. Goodman
March 19, 2020 – Employment Law Alert Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Guidance For Employers Carol M. Goodman
March 5, 2020 – Employment Law Alert Coronavirus Business Essentials Checklist Carol Goodman and Ronald J. Levine
October 2019 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: Election Leave Reminder Carol M. Goodman
August 2019 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Enacting Expansion of New York’s Harassment Laws Carol Goodman
July 2019 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: New York State Enacts Measures to Promote Pay Equity and Eliminates Inquiries into Salary History Carol M. Goodman
June 2019 – Employment Law Alert Déjà Vu All Over Again: New York State Enacts Sweeping Changes to Combat Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace Carol Goodman
April 2019 – Employment Law Alert NYC’s Sexual Harassment Training Requirement Goes Live Today Carol Goodman
December 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York Employers May Be Able to Enforce Restrictive Covenants Against California Employees… But Only if the Employee is Represented by Counsel The New York Law Journal Sean E. O'Donnell
October 2018 – Employment Law Alert Governor Cuomo Releases Final Model Sexual Harassment Training Program and Policy Carol M. Goodman
August 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: Governor Cuomo Releases Model Sexual Harassment Training Program and Policy Carol M. Goodman
August 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: Key Provisions of New York’s Sexual Harassment Laws to Take Effect in Fall 2018 Carol M. Goodman
July 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: New York City Employees Now Permitted to Make Temporary Changes to Work Schedules Carol M. Goodman
June 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York City Enacts a Suite of Regulations to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Mandatory Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements are Enforceable Carol M. Goodman
April 2018 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: New York Enacts Sweeping Regulations to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Carol M. Goodman
February 14, 2018 – Article Small Business Owners Put the "Human" Back in Human Resources Latin Business Today Carol Goodman
December 2017 – Employment Law Alert New York’s Paid Family Leave Law Takes Effect January 1, 2018 Carol M. Goodman
October 2017 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update: New York City’s New Salary History Prohibition for Employers Takes Effect Tomorrow; Minimum Wages Set to Increase Carol M. Goodman
June 2017 – Employment Law Alert New York City's New Rules Governing Freelance Agreements; Preparing for New York State's Paid Family Leave Program Carol M. Goodman
April 2017 – Employment Law Alert New York City to Ban Employers from Inquiring about a Job Applicant’s Salary History Carol M. Goodman
January 2017 – Employment Law Alert Employers Must Begin Using New I-9 Form Effective Immediately Carol M. Goodman
January 2017 – Employment Law Alert New York Employment Law Update For 2017: Minimum Wage Increases; Increases in Exempt Employees Salary Threshold; Preparing for the Paid Family Leave Benefits Law Carol M. Goodman
November 2016 – Employment Law Alert Nationwide Injunction Blocks Department of Labor Overtime Regulations from Taking Effect December 1, 2016 Carol M. Goodman
October 2016 – Employment Law Alert Election Day Reminder for New York Employers: Your Employees May Be Entitled to Time off to Vote Carol M. Goodman
May 2016 – Employment Law Alert DOL Releases Final Rule Amending Overtime Regulations Carol M. Goodman
January 2016 – Employment Law Alert New York City's Affordable Transit Act Went into Effect January 1, 2016; New York City Council Passes Bill Banning Discrimination Based on Caregiver Status; New York Increases Minimum Wage—no Change to New Jersey's Minimum Wage for 2016 Avery Mehlman and Carol M. Goodman
June 2015 – Employment Law Alert President Obama Unveils Plan to Expand Overtime Pay; U.S. Supreme Court Holds Failure to Provide Religious Accommodation Could be Intentional Discrimination Even Where the Employer Had No Actual Knowledge of the Need for Accommodation Carol M. Goodman
May 2015 – Employment Law Alert New York City Mayor Signs Bill Banning Most Employers From Using Credit Checks Carol M. Goodman
February 2015 – ERISA Alert Supreme Court Resolves Circuit-Split for Vesting of Retiree Medical Benefits Fred R. Green
February 2015 – Employment Law Alert Governor Cuomo Proposes an Increase to Minimum Wage; New Jersey Supreme Court Confirms Applicable Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status Carol M. Goodman
January 2015 – Employment Law Alert Employment Developments and Considerations at the Start of 2015 Carol M. Goodman
December 22, 2014 – Employment Law Alert NLRB Ruling Prohibits Employers From Banning Non-Work Use of Company Provided Email Carol M. Goodman
November 2014 – Employment Law Alert Statewide Sick Leave May Be Coming Soon to New Jersey; New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect January 1, 2015; New Jersey Enacts "Ban the Box" Legislation Carol M. Goodman
October 2014 – ERISA Alert Higher Retirement Plan Contribution Limits Announced for 2015 Fred R. Green
October 2014 – Employment Law Alert New York City Increases Hourly Wage for Workers at City-Subsidized Economic Benefit Projects; Expands Definition Of Covered Employers Carol M. Goodman
August 2014 – ERISA Alert U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Presumption of Prudence for Benefit Plan Investments in Employer Stock Fred R. Green
August 2014 – Employment Law Alert Protecting Interns from Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace; Wage Theft Prevention Act Amended and Medical Marijuana Bill Passed Carol M. Goodman
March 2014 – Employment Law Alert Important Reminder for all New York City Employers: New York City's Paid Sick Time Law Goes into Effect April 1, 2014 Carol M. Goodman
January 2014 – Employment Law Alert New York City and New Jersey Provide More Protections for Pregnant Employees Carol M. Goodman
November 2013 – ERISA Alert IRS Modifies "Use-It-or-Lose-It" for Flexible Spending Arrangements Irwin A. Kishner and Fred R. Green