by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 21, 2026 | Protect Your Rights as an Employer in New York
Longstanding Practice Now Banned Requiring Criminal History from Applicants Protect Your Rights as an Employer in New York It’s long been a practice among employers to require that job applicants to check a box indicating whether or not they have a criminal record. In...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 17, 2026 | Pay Reporting Requirements by Large Employers
Companies with More than 200 Employees Must Submit Annual Pay Data In an effort to promote wage transparency and to determine the potential for pay disparity based on suspect classifications, such as gender, race or age, New York City has enacted a new law that...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 12, 2026 | New York City Employment Law Amendments Go Into Effect
Changes Made to Earned Safe and Sick Leave and Temporary Schedule Change Acts New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) requires that employers provide either paid or unpaid leave to employees so that they can tend to their own healthcare needs, a family...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 30, 2026 | State Bans Use of Credit Reports in Employment Decisions
State Legislature Extends Same Protections Granted by New York City In recent years, it has become common practice among many employers to require that a job applicant provide a copy of a recent credit report as a part of the hiring process. Under an amendment to the...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 24, 2026 | New York Prohibits “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements in Workplace
Governor Hochul Signs “Trapped at Work Act” Over the past decade, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in New York have increasingly adopted a “stay or pay” approach with new workers, often requiring that they sign an agreement promising to repay...
