Labor Days

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

What You Need to Know About New York’s Stay-or-Pay Law

In conjunction with our federal and New York State labor and employment 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook, we focus here on one of the key developments under New York law. At the end of 2025, New York enacted a Stay-or-Pay…

Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 in Review and 2026 Outlook, Part 2 of 2

As we began covering in our first labor and employment law roundup, changes at the federal level require employers to constantly keep up to date with enforcement trends. The state level is no different. Many states,…

Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 in Review and 2026 Outlook, Part 1 of 2

As 2025 comes to a close, the new year offers an opportunity to take a look back at the trends and developments that have shaped labor and employment law over the past year, and what they might indicate about the…

California’s AB 692: The State Puts “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements Under Greater Scrutiny

California continues to reshape the boundaries of permissible employment agreements, and  Assembly Bill 692 is the state’s latest move to strengthen employee mobility. Effective January 1, 2026, AB 692 prohibits…

Compliance Calling: Personal Cell Phone Use for Business Purposes and Expense Reimbursement Laws

Remote and hybrid work, once a novelty, is now integrally incorporated into how many employees work effectively forever. Employers and employees alike have settled into longer term remote working arrangements that have…