The Bottom Line With less than a month until the 2020 election and the presidential debates in full swing, campaigns are entering the crucial “get out the vote” period of their campaigns and are doing everything they can to motivate their supporters and ensure voters get to the polls. Continue Reading
NYC Sick Time Law Amended to Align with New York State Law
Update as of October 28, 2020 The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has issued an updated ESSTA Notice of Employee Rights regarding safe and sick leave. All NYC employers should add this updated Notice to new hire onboarding materials. The DCWP has also confirmed Continue Reading
Property and Business Interruption Insurance in Light of COVID-19
The Bottom Line As countless business interruption claims have been asserted with limited success, companies should consider directing their focus to improving and enhancing their insurance policies to ensure coverage would apply to future pandemic scenarios. COVID-19 Related Insurance Continue Reading
“Grand Finale?” — Supreme Court to Address the Definition of “Automatic Dialer” Under the TCPA
The Bottom Line Since 1991, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has set out to end unwanted contact from telemarketers, generally prohibiting (among other things) the use of an “Automated Telephone Dialing System” (ATDS) to call wireless phone numbers without the appropriate level of Continue Reading
New York State’s Budget Amends the NY Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law
The Bottom Line The 2020-21 New York state budget bills include significant amendments to the New York Home Care Worker Wage Parity Law, including new rules regarding distributions, certifications and WTPA notices and wage statements, as well as new enforcement provisions for failures to comply Continue Reading
New York State Permanent Sick Leave Law Takes Effect on September 30, 2020
The Bottom Line Earlier this year, New York State enacted a statewide sick leave law that requires employers to provide paid sick/safe leave (NYPSL) to all employees. This legislation takes effect on September 30, 2020, which is when New York State employees will begin accruing NYPSL, although Continue Reading
CCPA Employee Exemptions Are Extended and California AG Is Actively Enforcing the CCPA
The Bottom Line In the latest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) development, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (AB 1281) on August 30, 2020. AB 1281 extends the CCPA’s temporary exemptions that apply to personal information processed in certain business-to-business (B2B) Continue Reading
U.S. DOL Issues Additional Guidance on COVID-19 and FLSA, FMLA and FFCRA Rules
The Bottom Line The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new FAQs addressing requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) as employees return to work amid Continue Reading
SDNY Holds that DOL “Jumped the Rail” and Strikes Down Certain DOL Rules on FFCRA Leave
Update The Department of Labor has promulgated revised rules clarifying its positions on FFCRA Leave in response to the SDNY decision discussed below. Our summary of these revisions can be found in our updated FAQs Alert, here. The Bottom Line While the DOL will likely appeal the Continue Reading
Senators Urge the FTC to Investigate “Privacy Violations” by Adtech Companies
The Bottom Line Senators Wyden and Cassidy, along with eight other members of Congress, sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simmons on July 31 urging the FTC to investigate what they called “widespread privacy violations by companies in the advertising technology Continue Reading