On November 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into legislation S. 4516, amending General Obligations Law § 5-336. The amendment prohibits employers in settlement agreements...
Watch Chaim and Abe discuss how lawyers can best prepare their clients for mediations, including understanding the process, negotiation tactics, mediation terms, preparing for bad...
On July 21, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced three important changes to the I-9 verification process (Book Law’s previous blog post...
Employers will have until August 30, 2023, to physically examine the identity and employment eligibility documents of workers who were hired on or after March...
The New York State Legislature passed a bill that would increase the number of executive, administrative, and professional employees covered by Article 6 of the...
In early June 2023, New York State lawmakers approved the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which would provide protections for freelance workers. New York City enacted...
On Friday, July 7, 2023, a judge ordered a temporary halt to New York City’s plan to raise the minimum wage for app-based food delivery...
On June 29, 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court changed the standard for evaluating when employers must accommodate employees’ religious beliefs that conflict with the...
New York State has adopted a law that requires employers to provide expanded accommodations for breast milk expression in the workplace. As part of this...
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