New York State Adopts Fair Pay Act
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 2, 2019 On July 10, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Fair Pay Act which prohibits wage
August 2, 2019
New York Bans Salary History Inquiries
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on August 1, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed the Salary History Bill into law. Effective January 6, 2020,
August 1, 2019
New York Prohibits Hair Discrimination in the Workplace and Schools
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on July 29, 2019 On July 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S.6209A/A.7797A into law, which prohibits employers and school officials
July 29, 2019
U.S. District Court Holds New York Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims is Invalid
In April, 2018, Governor Cuomo signed the New York State Budget bill that included legislation focused on combating sexual harassment in the workplace. Among the
July 17, 2019
New York State Proposes to Ban Salary History Inquiries
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 27, 2019 The New York State legislature recently passed a bill which would prohibit employers from asking
June 27, 2019
Expansive Changes Proposed for the New York State Human Rights Law
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 26, 2019 On June 19, 2019, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S.6577, which would
June 26, 2019
New York City Commission on Human Rights Releases Model Lactation Accommodation Policies and Request Form
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 25, 2019 As you are aware, a pair of laws were passed and became effective March 2019,
June 25, 2019
U.S. DOL Opinion: Employers Must Designate Leave as FMLA
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 8, 2019 In a recent Opinion letter of the United States Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) (FMLS
June 8, 2019
New York City Bans Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on June 7, 2019 As previously reported, the New York City Council passed legislation which bans New York City
June 7, 2019
NYC Legislation to Make Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing a Discriminatory Act
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on April 14, 2019 On April 9, 2019, the New York City Council passed legislation which will prohibit employers
April 14, 2019
New York Employees Entitled To Three Hours of Paid Time Off To Vote
As part of the New York State Enacted Budget for fiscal year 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that new legislation has been established that mandates
April 5, 2019
New York City Human Rights Law Expanded to Protect Against Discrimination on the Basis of Hair
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 2, 2019 On February 18, 2019, the New York City Commission of Human Rights announced that the
March 2, 2019