New York
Updated threshold and guidance to reflect a legal development regarding the handbook notice requirement.
Updated to reflect amendment delaying effective date.
New York employers that "monitor or otherwise intercept" their employees' telephone calls, email or internet access or usage by any electronic device or system should consider including this statement in their handbook to demonstrate their compliance with New York's Civil Rights Law.
Updated to reflect retaliation protections relating to disclosure of personnel records, effective March 16, 2022.
Updated to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status, effective December 23, 2022.
This checklist may be used to help an employer adopt an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan as required under the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act).
New York employers with fewer than five employees and a net income of $1,000,000 or less in the previous tax year should consider including this model policy in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of sick and safe leave and to show their compliance with New York's sick and safe leave law (NYSSLL).