October 12, 2022
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Category: Featured

NYC Delays Enforcement of Its Artificial Intelligence Bias Audit Law Until April 15, 2023

The New York City Department of Consumer and Workplace Protection (DCWP) announced this week that, based on the “high volume” of public comments received, it has delayed from January 1 until April 15, 2023, its enforcement of the City’s controversial artificial intelligence law (Local Law 144). The AI law is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023. The...
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October 07, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

NYC Issues Proposed Implementing Rules for Its New Artificial Intelligence Bias Audit Ordinance

As we previously reported, New York City adopted a new ordinance late last year (Local Law 144) that requires covered employers using artificial intelligence (AI) in their hiring efforts to conduct an independent bias audit of the AI tool and to publish the results of that audit. The ordinance, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2023,...
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September 23, 2022
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Category: Compensation

California on Verge of Expanding Pay Transparency and Wage Reporting Requirements

The state of California, one of two states (Illinois being the other) with pay reporting requirements in effect, is about to expand those requirements as well as add California to the growing list of state and local jurisdictions that require employers to include salary information in job postings. The new requirements are contained in a bill (S.B. 1162) recently approved...
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September 09, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

Interstate: September 2022 Update

We are pleased to present the latest edition in our ongoing “Interstate” memo series, a service we provide on a periodic basis to provide timely updates on new state and local workplace compliance developments. This latest edition of Interstate covers notable state and local developments that have occurred since our last update in July. Members of the Center for Workplace...
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July 15, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

Interstate: July 2022 Update

We are pleased to present the latest edition of our “Interstate” memo series, a service we provide to nation-wide employers on a periodic basis when state and local legislatures are active to help them stay on top of important new state and local workplace compliance developments. Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.
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July 07, 2022
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Category: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Can Trump Certain California “PAGA” Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its most recent arbitration decision, has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts an interpretation of California law that prohibits enforcement of individual arbitration agreements under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). As a result of the High Court’s ruling, an employee who has entered into a valid arbitration agreement to resolve his or...
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June 24, 2022
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Category: Compensation

New York State Is Latest Jurisdiction To Mandate Pay Disclosure

The New York state legislature has passed and sent to Governor Kathy Hochul for her expected signature a bill that will require covered state employers to include salary and other information in their job postings. Once signed into law, Senate Bill 9427 is scheduled to go into effect in 270 days, likely sometime early next year. The New York bill...
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May 20, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

Interstate: May 2022 Update

We are pleased to present the latest edition of our “Interstate” memo series, an ongoing service we provide on a regular basis when state and local legislatures are active to help employers stay on top of important new state and local workplace compliance developments. This edition covers notable developments we are aware of that have occurred since our last update...
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May 20, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

California Looking To Bolster Its Pay Data Reporting Requirements

According to the Director and Deputy Director of California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the state agency that enforces California’s comprehensive pay data reporting requirements, Governor Gavin Newsom wants to further bolster the program by giving DFEH additional resources to hire new staff to strengthen its pay data enforcement capabilities, including in its Information Technology (IT) Division to...
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May 06, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

New York City Set To Delay Effective Date of Pay Transparency Law Until November 1

The New York City Council recently enacted an amendment to the city’s pay transparency law, Local Law 32, which was passed in January of this year and requires NYC employers to include the minimum and maximum salary on job postings for positions in the city. Mayor Eric Adams is expected to sign the measure into law. Most importantly for employers...
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