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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

NY Requires Notice of Electronic Monitoring to Employees — Are You In Compliance?

As of May 7, 2022, new amendments to the New York Civil Rights Law ( linked here ) requiring New York employers to provide notice of electronic monitoring to employees went into effect. If your company has not already…

Governor Hochul Unmasked: New York Judge Strikes Down State Mask Mandate

Judge Thomas Rademaker, a New York State Supreme Court Judge in Nassau County, yesterday issued an order striking down the statewide mask mandate issued by the Department of Health in December, which requires that all…

I Hear That Whistle Blowing: New York’s Expanded Whistleblower Law Raises Volume On Employers

New York State lawmakers have done it again – amending an often-forgotten whistleblower statute of limited application into a sweeping new source of employee rights that should make employers listen up and take notice.…

Supreme Court Splits on Vaccine Mandates

Last week, the Supreme Court issued two opinions on COVID regulations impacting employers and workers across the country. In the first, the Court stayed OSHA’s “vaccine or test” mandate for employers with 100 or…

Uncertainty with the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Where the Mandate Stands and Current Considerations for Contractors and Subcontractors The federal contractor vaccine rollout continues to present thorny issues for federal contractors. President Biden issued…