Do you know the 2020 New York minimum wage? Employers must be ready before the end of the year to meet the new requirements. The 2020 New York minimum wage rates are shaded in blue in the tables below. Note that the changes take effect on the last day of the year, not January 1st. … Read more
All New York employers must provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees in the State. The deadline for the first annual training was October 9, 2019. Just before that date, the NYS Legislature added to the requirements for this training. These include providing each employee with certain documents at each training session. Recently, the … Read more
On August 20, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo approved enhanced protections for domestic violence victims at work. The New York Human Rights Law amendments will create additional obligations for employers to accommodate employees who have been victims of domestic violence. The amendments take effect on November 18, 2019. Who is a “Victim of Domestic Violence”? These … Read more