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The Courts Have Awoken: Takeaways Spring 2021

June 3, 2021Connecticut Employers, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Tri-State Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

After a dearth of notable caselaw over the course of the pandemic, this past quarter brought five significant decisions across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut -- addressing the parameters of employer obligations to medical marijuana users, th... Read More..

Reconciling 2021’s Expanded NYS and FFCRA COVID-Related Leave Obligations

April 11, 2021COVID-19, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy

The continuation of the payroll tax credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) through September 30, 2021, with an increased range of qualifying purposes, together with new guidance from the Ne... Read More..

ARPA Offers Financial Relief for Employers Facing NYS’s Latest COVID-19 Vaccine/Sick Leave Mandates

March 17, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Tri-State Employers

By Tracey I. Levy New York State employers face yet another payroll cost challenge as the state has now mandated, as of March 12, 2021, that employees be granted up to four hours of paid leave (separate from all existing paid time off benefits)... Read More..

NYS Employers Required to Provide Multiple Rounds of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

January 26, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Tracey I. Levy Employers in New York State may have to pay employees at full salary for more than six weeks of COVID-19 leave (in addition to all other paid leave benefits offered by the employer or mandated by law) under new Read More..

Extension of FFCRA Credit Helps NYS Employers

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy As a post-script to our last blog post, the latest federal COVID-19 relief package, which was signed into la... Read More..

FFCRA Is Ending, But NYS Employers Still Have COVID-Leave Obligations

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which provides up to two weeks of paid, job-protected sick leave to covered employees for a variety of COVID-related reasons, and additional leave for care of a child rela... Read More..

Structuring a Paid Sick Leave Policy for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

January 27, 2021HR Policies, Paid Leave Time, Tri-State Employers

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes By this January 2021, paid sick leave laws will impact all employers throughout the tri-state area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. The laws have some commonalities, but there are notable differen... Read More..

Three Key Employment Items to Address Before the New Year

January 27, 2021Connecticut Employers, Employer Notice Requirements, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave, Tri-State Employers, Wage and Hour Laws, Workplace Training

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes As the new year quickly approaches, employers should aim to update their policies and practices to stay legally compliant and prepare their workforce for the new year. In particular, employers in New York... Read More..

NYC Amends Sick and Safe Time to Coordinate with NYS Leave; Employer Policies Likely Need to Be Updated

December 30, 2020HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes Effective September 30, 2020, New York City is expanding its paid safe and sick time law (New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act or ESSTA), to bring the ESSTA in line with New York State’s statewide ... Read More..