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, the Salary History Bill will prohibit all New York State employers from inquiring about salary or wage history during the application, interview or offer stage, or retaliating against any person … Read more
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 job applicants and employees about their wage or salary history. The bill has been sent to Governor Cuomo, who is expected to sign. Specifically, the bill would amend the New … Read more
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 employers from testing prospective employees for marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. The bill makes such testing an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York City Human … Read more
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 from requiring a prospective employee to submit to drug testing for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, as a condition of employment. The bill, which is … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 9, 2018 Recently, the Restrict Information Regarding Salary and Earnings (the “RISE” Act) was passed by the Suffolk County legislature which will ban employers from inquiring about the salary history of prospective employees. The RISE Act amends the Suffolk County Human Rights Law which applies to employers … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on October 14, 2018 In September, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an interim final rule updating two model disclosures to reflect changes made to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by recent legislation. The update is the result of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer … Read more