Kerri Beatty Coordinating employee leaves under the various leave laws can prove to be a challenge for employers. To ensure compliance, employers should familiarize themselves with the requirements for all applicable leave laws and establish policies and procedures for handling employee leave requests. Importantly, employers should administer those policies and procedures in a consistent and nondiscriminatory manner, in … Read more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that employers should continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, after its expiration date of October 31, 2022 until further notice. DHS will publish a Federal Register notice to announce the new version of the Form I-9 once it becomes available. There will be significant changes … Read more
As we previously reported, New York City passed legislation that protects individuals from unlawful bias by the employer when automated employment decision tools are used. Pursuant to the law, employers must conduct AI tool audits to confirm that such tools are not biased. The results of those audits must be published on publicly-available websites. Furthermore, the … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandates for private sector workers and student athletes will end on November 1, 2022. However, the vaccination requirement will remain for New York City municipal workers, including police officers, firefighters and teachers. It will now be up to individual business owners to … Read more
On September 7, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a proposed rule on the standard for determining whether an entity is a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Under the proposed rule, entities may be deemed joint employers if they “share or codetermine those matters governing employees’ essential terms and conditions of … Read more
As you may recall, we previously reported about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance addressing how employers’ use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), algorithms, and software in hiring and employment practices may be at risk for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The document also provides practical tips to employers on how to comply with … Read more
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