Beginning in March 2025, New York employers with 10 or more retail employees will be required to take measures to prevent and prepare for workplace violence.
If signed into law, the Retail Worker Safety Act would require employers with 10 or more retail employees to adopt violence-prevention policies; establish violence-prevention training programs; and, in the case of large retailers, provide access to panic buttons.
Pregnant employees in New York will soon be entitled to paid leave for prenatal care and paid lactation breaks, as a result of two new laws signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has brought complaints against at least 32 employers since October 2023 for failing to comply with the city's pay transparency law.
Companies that hire freelancers in New York soon will be required to enter into written contracts and provide timely payments under a new law taking effect May 20, 2024.
New York joins a growing list of states that have passed laws intended to help persons with a criminal history improve their chances of employment by automatically sealing conviction records.
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.
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