LEGAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION YOU CAN APPLY TO YOUR BUSINESS
An unprecedented range of employment law changes have occurred in the past quarter, significantly impacting employers in every part of the tri-state area. They include harassment prevention, expanded FMLA and minimum wage changes in Connecticut; salary history ban, enhanced discrimination and equal pay protections and greater voting leave in New York; and protections for medical marijuana users and a likely salary history ban in New Jersey. In addition, this issue covers new legal changes in New York City and Westchester County, federal administrative agency opinions on gig workers, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions on EEOC charge filing and compelling arbitration, as well as state court decisions and more.