Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Christopher Pendleton
New York City’s Protected Time Off Law (PTOL) Final Rules Effective As Of July 23, 2026
Key Takeaways New York City has expanded its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), now referred to as the Protected Time Off Law (PTOL), through “final rules,” effective July 23, 2026. The final rules expand employee leave rights, including new unpaid protected time off and paid prenatal leave requirements, while increasing employer compliance obligations.
New York City’s Protected Time Off Law (PTOL) Final Rules Effective As Of July 23, 2026
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP are most popular: within Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Criminal Law and Real Estate and Construction topic(s) with readers working within the Technology industries Key Takeaways New York City has expanded its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), now referred to as the Protected Time Off Law (PTOL), through “final rules,” effective July 23, 2026.
EPOA Amendments To Help Washington Employers Mitigate Liability Amid Forthcoming Decision In Branson v. Washington
Washington State employers are eagerly awaiting a state Supreme Court decision regarding whether, under the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA), a "job applicant" must have a good-faith or bona fide intent to secure employment to recover for job postings that fail to include salary and benefits details. Branson v. Washington Fine Wines & Spirits, LLC.
First Circuit Declines to Enforce California’s Out-of-State Noncompete Ban
On September 26, 2024, a Boston-based federal appeals court refused to extend California’s sweeping noncompete ban to agreements that were signed outside the state and governed by another state’s law. The California law—Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 16600-16607—generally bans noncompetes absent a few narrow exceptions (for example, in the sale of a business). It purports to outlaw noncompetes “regardless of where and when the contract was signed” and “whether . . .
New Legislation Introduced to Protect and Expand Employee Rights and Benefits in New York | JD Supra
New York Criminalizes Wage Theft On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making failure to pay wages a criminal offense.
New Legislation Introduced to Protect and Expand Employee Rights and Benefits in New York
New York Criminalizes Wage Theft On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making failure to pay wages a criminal offense.
Paid Family and Medical Leave Escalation Expected in 2023
As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave, to employees who take time off from work to care for a new child, tend to a sick family member or complications related to a family member’s military service, or take care of their own serious health problem.
New York Establishes Statewide Pay Transparency Law | JD Supra
On December 21, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation establishing a statewide pay transparency law in New York State. The new law (S.9427-A/A.10477) requires employers to list salary ranges for all advertised jobs and promotions in the state. The signing of this legislation comes on the heels of a substantively identical law going into effect in New York City last month. As with the New York City law, the statewide requirement is part of a broader push toward improving pay transparency.
EXPERT INSIGHTS—New York State explicitly limits bounds of ‘no fault’ or points-based attendance policies
The amendment targets widely used "no fault" or points-based attendance policies that have come under recent scrutiny. On November 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new measure that explicitly prevents employers from penalizing workers for lawful absences. The new law ame...
New York State Explicitly Limits Bounds of “No Fault” or Points-Based Attendance Policies | JD Supra
The new law amends Section 215 of New York Labor Law which prohibits employers from discharging, threatening, penalizing, discriminating or retaliating against any employee that engages in certain enumerated protected activities. The amendment adds “us[ing] any legally protected absence pursuant to federal, local, or state law” as one such protected activity.
New York City Pay Transparency Law Now In Effect | JD Supra
The New York City law specifically prohibits employers from advertising a job, promotion or transfer opportunity without stating the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage for the position in the advertisement. The stated pay range may extend from the lowest to the highest annual salary or hourly wage that the employer in good faith believes, at the time of the posting, it would pay for the advertised job, promotion or transfer opportunity.
UPDATE: Employers Should Anticipate Significant Rise in Minimum Wage Rates Tied to Inflation | JD Supra
The city of Denver, for example, recently announced that its minimum wage will rise on January 1 to $17.29 per hour from its current level of $15.87—an 8.94% increase. The wage hike is mandated by a bill signed in 2019, which pegs minimum wage increases after 2022 to increases in the regional CPI. In comparison, Colorado’s statewide minimum wage has only risen 2.7% and 1.9% in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Employers Should Anticipate Significant Rise in Minimum Wage Rates Tied to Inflation | JD Supra
Employers in approximately a dozen states and twice as many cities and counties should expect significant hikes in minimum wage rates for 2023. Many of these hikes are due to state and local laws which account for inflation by automatically tying increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to minimum wage rates. This year’s unusually high inflation and resultant CPI growth, however, threatens to raise hourly wages by nearly $1 or more in certain locales.
New York City Will Soon Regulate Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions | JD Supra
Employer Obligations The New York City law, Local Law Int.
Biden Administration Requires Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects | JD Supra
On February 4, 2022, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (“EO”) requiring project labor agreements (each a “PLA”) with unions on all federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more (defined in the EO as “Large-scale construction projects”).
Updating State Private Attorney General Laws | JD Supra
In the past few months, there have been several developments regarding California’s controversial Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) and similar legislation making its way through other states. PAGA permits workers to sue on behalf of the State of California for labor code violations. The law has been subject to several challenges by employers and business advocacy groups, who contend it permits workers to circumvent individual arbitration provisions in employment agreements.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Christopher
Contact Christopher, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack