Changes to New York’s minimum wage rates have been a hot topic during a contentious 2024 state budgeting process. With a budget deal now in place in Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced future New York minimum wages beginning in 2024. The increases are not as high as some were proposing, which could have made …
In an April 7, 2023, press release, the National Labor Relations Board announced a slight increase in union election petitions for the first six months of its 2023 fiscal year. Digging deeper, however, the latest data may suggest more of an uptick in unionization than even the NLRB acknowledges. After stripping away the unprecedented number …
On March 30, 2023, I presented a complimentary webinar entitled “2023 New York Employment Law Update”. For those who couldn’t attend the live webinar, I’m happy to make it available for you to watch at your convenience. In the webinar, I discuss: Pay Transparency Sexual Harassment Paid Family Leave Pregnancy & Nursing Leave Discrimination and …
