After the conclusion of the 2023 legislative session, both chambers of the New York State legislature passed a bill that, if signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul, would be a radical change prohibiting almost all new non-compete agreements for employees. The law...
On Monday, the CDC announced changes to its recommended isolation and quarantine time from 10 days to 5 days for asymptomatic people with COVID-19. They recommend that people leaving isolation after 5 days continue to wear a mask for the following 5 days. The CDC also...
Implementing and enforcing safety precautions and social distancing rules is not only beneficial for protecting the community’s most vulnerable populations from COVID-19, but is also valuable in protecting your business from potential lawsuits. Precedence indicates...
Two seemingly disconnected stories in the New York Times from the last couple of weeks reveal a fascinating set of dynamics poised to reshape labor law as well as how hotels operate in New York City. The first article covered a new plan by the Hotel Trades Council,...
A fascinating new paper written by lawyers and economists at the University of Michigan examined the role of noncompete agreements in U.S. labor markets—with a number of remarkable findings. One of the most striking is that the same percentage of American workers with...
Now that Mayor de Blasio’s short-lived presidential campaign has been shelved, his attention has turned back to NYC. His office rolled out a bill this week that would automatically enroll all workers at businesses with more than 10 employees into a retirement savings...