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New Year, New Proposed Rules For New York City's Recently Amended Earned Safe And Sick Time Act
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New Year, New Proposed Rules for New York City's Recently Amended Earned Safe and Sick Time Act | JD Supra
Effective February 22, 2026, covered employers will have to comply with new amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act ("ESSTA" or the “Act”), as we previously wrote. To aid employers in complying with this novel legal landscape, New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP"), which enforces ESSTA, has published a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Rules (the “Notice”) related to the latest amendments to the Act.
New Year, New Proposed Rules for New York City's Recently Amended Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
Effective February 22, 2026, covered employers will have to comply with new amendments to New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act ("ESSTA" or the “Act”), as we previously wrote. To aid employers in complying with this novel legal landscape, New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP"), which enforces ESSTA, has published a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Rules (the “Notice”) related to the latest amendments to the Act.
Health, Legal Employers Face Unique Online Speech Hurdles
By Shawndra Jones and Richard Bahrenburg ( December 19, 2025, 10:18 AM EST) -- The lines between private and public life continue to blur in the age of social media, and employers across various industries may be wondering what they can do to address online speech affecting the workplace.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Health, Legal Employers Face Unique Online Speech Hurdles
The lines between private and public life continue to blur in the age of social media, and employers across various industries may be wondering what they can do to address online... To view the full article, register now.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM The interplay between protected speech and the workplace continues to leave employers scratching their heads as they strive to foster a productive workplace. With the advent of the age of social media, a conversation that at one time could have started and ended in the break room takes on a life of its own with a fresh batch of nuances.
Employers' Considerations When Employees' Online Content Results In Real-World Discord In The Workplace
Shawndra G. Jones’s articles from Ford & Harrison LLP are most popular: within Employment and HR topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel in United States with readers working within the Business & Consumer Services, Healthcare and Law Firm industries The interplay between protected speech and the workplace continues to leave employers scratching their heads as they strive to foster a productive workplace.
Employers' Considerations When Employees' Online Content Results in Real-World Discord in the Workplace | JD Supra
The interplay between protected speech and the workplace continues to leave employers scratching their heads as they strive to foster a productive workplace. With the advent of the age of social media, a conversation that at one time could have started and ended at the break room takes on a life of its own with a fresh batch of nuances. Employers may be wondering: what action may they take when an employee utilizes social media on personal time in a way that creates discord in the workplace?
ICYMI: 10+ Years Later, NY Limits Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media and Other “Personal Accounts” | JD Supra
With the potential “tendency of many to ‘overshare,’ documenting everything from their breakfast to their favorite Marvel™ villain” on social media, as recognized in at least one court opinion[1], perhaps unsurprisingly, some employers might consider social media to be a valuable source for insight about applicants or employees.
ICYMI: 10+ Years Later, NY Limits Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media and Other “Personal Accounts”
With the potential “tendency of many to ‘overshare,’ documenting everything from their breakfast to their favorite Marvel™ villain” on social media, as recognized in at least one court opinion[1], perhaps unsurprisingly, some employers might consider social media to be a valuable source for insight about applicants or employees.
Supreme Court Significantly Restricts Affirmative Action in Higher Education – Employers Take Note | JD Supra
The Supreme Court delivered its highly anticipated consolidated decision last week in the two affirmative action cases on its docket, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (collectively, the “SFFA” cases).
Supreme Court Significantly Restricts Affirmative Action in Higher Education - Employers Take Note
The Supreme Court delivered its highly anticipated consolidated decision yesterday in the two affirmative action cases on its docket, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolinaand Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (collectively, the “SFFA” cases).
Supreme Court Significantly Restricts Affirmative Action in Higher Education - Employers Take Note
The Supreme Court delivered its highly anticipated consolidated decision yesterday in the two affirmative action cases on its docket, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (collectively, the “SFFA” cases).
Updates on Biometrics in the Workplace: Scanning the Legal Landscape in New York and Beyond | JD Supra
As businesses find useful new ways to harness the evolving technology that captures and analyzes human biometric data, legal regulation of such technology’s usage is also developing, responding to concerns about personal privacy and control over personally identifying information.
New York Could Become the First State to Require Cybersecurity CLE | JD Supra
New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has approved a report proposing that NYSBA’s Executive Committee recommend to the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board that the biennial CLE requirement be amended to require one credit on cybersecurity.
New York Could Become the First State to Require Cybersecurity CLE
New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has approved a report proposing that NYSBA’s Executive Committee recommend to the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board that the biennial CLE requirement be amended to require one credit on cybersecurity.
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