New York State has amended its upcoming pay transparency law, which will go into effect on September 17, 2023. The amendment specifies that the law will apply to jobs that will physically be performed in New York or those that report to a supervisor or office in New York. The amendment eliminates the recordkeeping requirements of the initial version of the law, but employers should maintain records to ensure compliance with wage-and-hour laws and in case of claims by an employee. The amendment also incorporates a definition of "advertisement" and makes technical corrections. Employers should review their job postings to ensure compliance with the updated law.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new law that goes into effect on June 27, 2023 that requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless it causes undue hardship. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against covered employees who request reasonable accommodations and requires them to engage in an interactive process to arrive at a reasonable accommodation. The PWFA protects against retaliation and ensures that pregnant workers can continue working with reasonable accommodations. Employers should update their policies, train supervisors and HR departments, and analyze potential accommodations to prepare for the new law.

Employers should be aware that New York State has pass a law that requires employers to reference an established hotline in any material they post or send to employees regarding sexual harassment, including handbooks, policies, and workplace posters!

The IRS is weighing a change that could leave your heirs poorer than you might hope.

Any private employers with a place of business in New York that “monitors or otherwise intercepts” any employee's telephone conversations, emails, or internet access or usage by “any electronic device or system” must give written notice of this activity to all employees subject to such electronic monitoring

If you have four or more employees and at least one employee works in New York City, the pay transparency law applies to any job listing you publicize

The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued guidance for the recently enacted Local Law 32 of 2022, which requires salary transparency in job advertisements and goes into effect on May 15, 2022

On March 1, 2022, the New York State Senate passed a suite of landmark employment legislation. Though several of the bills still need to be passed by the State Assembly .

Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law three bills intended to address and expand sexual harassment protections in New York State.

Some new employment laws are taking effect in New Jersey in 2022. Here is a summary…