New York Enacts New Personnel Records Disclosure Law
September 15, 2026
On September 9, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Access to Personnel Records Act, Senate Bill S3460 / Assembly Bill A2107, which will add Section 210-b to the New York Labor Law to guarantee employees access to...
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What Home Care Workers Should Know About New York’s Wage Parity Act
September 3, 2026
If you provide home health care services in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, or Westchester County, a state law called the Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act affects your pay. This law has been around since 2012,...
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Recent Amendments Allow Increased Redress for Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence in New York City
July 13, 2026
Effective January 29, 2026, new amendments to New York’s Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Protection Law (“GMVA”), N.Y.C. Admin. Code §10-1101 et seq., have significantly expanded the remedies available for victims...
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Supreme Court’s Decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock Unanimously Holds that Intrastate Transportation Workers Qualify for Federal Arbitration Act Exemption
June 15, 2026
On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock that workers transporting goods within one state’s borders, as part of an interstate journey, qualified for the Federal Arbitration Act’s...
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Noncompete Agreements: What’s the Status of Laws Restricting Them Nationwide? (March 2026 Update)
March 4, 2026
Six months ago, in July 2025, we published a blog post providing a brief history of noncompete agreements in the United States; describing the current status of federal restrictions on noncompetes; and discussing the...
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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Makes First-Ever Whistleblower Award
February 12, 2026
On January 29, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division issued its first-ever whistleblower reward under the Antitrust Division’s Whistleblower Rewards Program, which launched in partnership with...
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