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Jason Greenfield handles all phases of litigation. He represents his clients in employment law matters involving discrimination and harassment, as …

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New York Extends Statute of Limitations For Discrimination Claims Under NYSHRL and Expands Restrictions on Settlement Agreements Involving Claims of Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation

December 12, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

New York State recently enacted two new employment law bills. The first law extends the statute of limitations for claims of discriminatory practices under the New York State Human Rights Law. The second law expands restrictions on non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements for claims of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. More ›

New York City Amends Safe and Sick Time Regulations

November 15, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

On September 15, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued amended rules relating to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). The amendments codified the New York City Council statutory amendments to the ESSTA in 2020, which was designed to align the ESSTA with the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law. The amended rules went into effect on October 15, 2023. More ›

New York Limits Employee Invention Assignment Provisions

October 24, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last month that amended the New York State Labor Law by adding a new section (203-f). The law prohibits any clause in an employment agreement that requires employees to assign their inventions to their employer if the employee created them on their own time and without using the employer’s resources or trade secrets. More ›

New York Prohibits Employers From Requiring Access To Employee's Social Media Account Information

October 13, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last month that amended New York State Labor Law, prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees and job applicants to disclose their social media account information. The law also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees or job applicants who refuse to disclose their social media account information.  More ›

Governor Hochul Signs a Series of Bills Amending New York Labor and Employment Law

September 21, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill last month that amended the New York State's Human Rights Law to state that interns are protected from unlawful discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Since 2014, the New York State Human Rights Law has protected interns from unlawful discrimination based on their protected class status. In 2019, gender identity or expression was added as a protected class throughout the Human Rights Law, except in the intern provision. The newly enacted law appears purposed to correct an unintended oversight and to underscore that gender identity or expression is a protected class for interns. More ›

New York City Prohibits Discrimination Based on Height or Weight

August 14, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

Earlier this year, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill amending the New York City Human Rights Law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of an individual's height or weight. Set to go into effect on November 22, 2023, the bill does permit an employer to consider height or weight under the following limited situations: More ›

New York is Nearing a Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

July 13, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

On June 20, 2023, the New York State Legislature voted to pass a bill that will ban almost all non-compete agreements. Currently awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul's signature, the bill prohibits an "employer or its agent, or the officer or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity" from seeking, requiring, demanding or accepting a non-compete agreement from a covered individual. Additionally, the bill voids "every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade or business of any kind." More ›

New York State Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2024

June 26, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

On May 3, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York State 2024 Budget Agreement into law, which contained increases to the State's minimum wage. New York State's minimum wage rate is divided into two regions: (1) "Downstate," which consists of New York City (New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond Counties), Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County; and (2) "The remainder of the State." More ›

Amendment to New York State Labor Law Requires Employers to Display a Veterans Benefits and Services Poster

April 12, 2023 by Jason S. Greenfield

On January 1, 2023, an amendment to the New York State Labor Law went into effect, requiring all employers in the state who have fifty or more full-time employees to display a Veterans Benefits and Services Poster in a conspicuous place accessible to employees in the workplace. The poster include the following information regarding veteran services: More ›

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