By: Daniel I. Small, Howard M. Wexler, and Robert S. Whitman
The most wonderful time of the year often portends many legal hiccups for the unassuming business. And this year is no different. As the holiday season approaches and we turn the calendar to 2025, New York employers should pay attention to several legal and regulatory changes taking
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By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA is the first of its kind in the Southern District of New York and may cause forum-shopping serial plaintiffs and their counsel to shift to state court.
The Chief Judge Laura
Continue Reading SDNY Chief Judge to ADA Plaintiff: Court Closed for Business to Online-Only ADA Web Cases
By Bernard Olshansky and Patrick D. Joyce
Seyfarth Synopsis: Expanding a law enacted in 2022, New York’s legislature passed another bill that seeks to limit warehouse-related injuries by requiring employers to establish and implement an injury reduction program, evaluate certain jobs for ergonomic injury risks, correct risk factors, and provide injury reduction training.
Background: New York State’s Commitment to Warehouse
Continue Reading New Bill Seeks to Provide New York State Warehouse Workers with Additional Injury Protections
By Stanley E. Bloch and Ryan P. Boylan
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 22, 2023 the State of New York adopted the New York LLC Transparency Act (as amended to date, the “NY LLCTA”). The NY LLCTA in many respects follows the federal Corporate Transparency Act (together with any regulations promulgated thereunder, the “CTA”). However, one material
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By Lotus Cannon and Minh Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: SDNY Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismisses with prejudice a website accessibility lawsuit with vague allegations about plaintiffs’ standing.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has been a highly favored venue for serial plaintiffs bringing website accessibility lawsuits for years – at least in part because
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By Bernard Olshansky, Daniel Small, Robert Whitman, James Yu, and Nicholas De Baun
Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul’s veto of an outright ban in late December 2023.
As we reported most recently here, New York was set to join a
Continue Reading New York Non-Compete Ban is Off the Table—For Now
By Nicolas A.Lussier, and Nicholas H. De Baun
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S4516, a significant amendment to Section 5-336 of the New York General Obligations Law. This legislation marks a critical expansion in the state’s ongoing efforts to regulate settlement agreements, particularly with respect to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
Continue Reading Navigating New York’s Revised Legal Framework for Settlement Agreements
By Marcus Mintz, Jeremy Cohen, and James Yu
On November 30, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul answered the long-awaited question of whether New York would join California, North Dakota, Oklahoma and, most recently Minnesota, as a state banning the use of non-compete agreements between employers and employees. While New York legislators passed a bill to do just that
Continue Reading New York Governor Hochul Rejects Wholesale Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
By Robert S. Whitman, Daniel I. Small, and Paxton Moore
Seyfarth Synopsis: We recently reported here that New York adopted an increased salary threshold of $1,300 per week for determining whether an employee serves in an “executive,” “administrative,” or “professional” capacity for purposes of certain provisions of Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). That
Continue Reading New York Likely To Increase Minimum Wage And Overtime Thresholds
By Grayson Moronta, Rob Whitman, and Daniel Small
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill amending Section 590 of the New York Labor Law to require employers to provide employees, upon separation, with notice of their right to file for unemployment benefits with the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL). These changes will take effect on November
Continue Reading Revisions to New York Unemployment Notice To Take Effect