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What Employers Need to Know About New York’s Salary History Ban
On July 10, 2019, New York State enacted a new law that prohibits all employers in the state from asking job applicants and employees about their past salaries or wages. Effective Jan. 10, 2020, the New York salary history ban also prohibits employers from seeking...
What Employers Need to Know About New York’s Discrimination Laws
In addition to federal nondiscrimination laws, the New York State Human Rights Law provides broad workplace discrimination protections to employees in that state. New York’s discrimination laws are discussed below, including a new law adopted on August 12, 2019,...
What is New York’s Equal Pay Law?
Beginning Oct. 8, 2019, New York’s Equal Pay Law will prohibit employers from paying different wages to employees solely because they belong to a protected class. This means that employers must pay the same wages to employees who perform substantially similar...
