New York
New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.
A new law makes New York the sixth state to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend anti-union "captive audience meetings."
With the state's pay transparency law set to take effect on September 17, the New York Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations clarifying a number of points about the law's application and interpretation.
Updated to reflect pay transparency law, effective September 17, 2023.
Prosecutors can now seek stronger penalties - including prison time - against employers who unlawfully withhold workers' wages in the Empire State.
Updated to include additional information and options regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in a confidentiality agreement following the NLRB McLaren Macomb decision.
Updated to include additional information and options regarding confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in a release following the NLRB McLaren Macomb decision.