New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continues his push to address the gender pay gap in New York. The latest is the release of a Department of Labor report commissioned by the Governor that recommends legislation barring all...

This month both the State of New York and New York City have passed separate legislation designed to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Both laws require employers to conduct mandatory sexual harassment training for...

The Westchester County, NY Board of Legislators has unanimously enacted legislation that will...

Although California legalized medical marijuana use in 1996 and recreational use in 2016, California employers have always been free to maintain zero-tolerance policies against all users. That could change soon as a result of...

The Investor Protection Bureau of the New York Office of the Attorney General (Bureau) has established the “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative,” which the Bureau describes as a “fact-finding inquiry into the...

An ambitious California proposal to regulate health care rates and curb long-term health care spending was unveiled last week in ...

In 2011, the Department of Business Oversight filed a civil action against Investco Management & Development LLC and its promoters alleging...

The District of New Jersey recently dismissed a class action TCPA complaint, finding that the plaintiff did not use a reasonable method of revoking consent when she failed to follow the defendant’s straightforward directions...

With more than 2,000 megawatts of cumulative solar capacity installed, New Jersey is the nation's fifth-largest solar state, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). New legislation is designed to expand...

In Health Net Inc. v. Dep’t of Revenue, ...

On April 12, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a 2019 New York budget implementing the provisions of S-7848A (the “Budget...

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In an effort to mitigate the effects of the elimination of the individual SALT deduction as part of federal tax reform, New York has enacted a charitable contribution regime under which...

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In an effort to mitigate the effects of the elimination of the individual SALT deduction as part of federal tax reform, New York has enacted an optional payroll tax that would allow employees...

By the end of this year, employers with employees in the state of Washington must be ready to comply with last summer’s newly-enacted a ...

A decision out of the Northern District of California serves as a reminder that service industries need to carefully balance their commitment to client care with wage and hour obligations. A case manager at a large medical...

I have previously written about one California legislator's plan to impose gender quotas on publicly traded companies that...

On April 10, 2018, Westchester Country Executive George Latimer signed into law the Wage History Anti-Discrimination Law, which was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Westchester County Board of Legislators a day earlier. The...