New York Employers Must Grant Leave for Domestic Violence Victims
Beginning November 18, 2019, a new law states that New York employers must grant leave for domestic violence victims. Employers will be required to grant leave for a reasonable amount of time for things like seeking medical or psychological treatment, obtaining victim...
Employees Must be Paid for Sexual Harassment Training?
New York employers are required to provide harassment prevention training to all employees by October 9, 2019. Employers can adopt the state’s model training program, or implement their own, as long as it meets at least the minimum standards provided by the state. But...
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...

