Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s”) grant of emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released guidance regarding employer mandates related to COVID-19 vaccinations for its workforce. Employers who are considering whether to require employee vaccination should review the potential legal, administrative and practical implications […]

On October 28 and October 31, respectively, the Governors of New Jersey and New York issued Executive Orders affecting the workplace. New Jersey’s Executive Order establishes requirements to ensure workplace safety while New York’s Executive Order alters New York’s travel advisory. To download the full client alert, please click here. Andrea B. Neuman Partner | […]

New York City amended the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) to align with the requirements of the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law. Among the changes are new requirements for certain small employers to provide paid safe/sick time and for large employers to provide employees with more safe/sick time than ESSTA previously […]

California Expands Family and Medical Leave Effective January 1, 2021, California employers with 5 or more employees are required to provide family and medical leave to eligible employees. California’s current family and medical leave laws, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) and the New Parent Leave Act (“NPLA”), similar to the federal Family and Medical […]

VOTING LEAVE REQUIREMENTS In anticipation of the General Election on November 3, 2020, the following is a reminder of voting requirements in the Tri-state area, including a reminder about New York’s voting leave.   In April 2020, New York State amended its voting leave law for the second year in a row largely undoing the […]