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August 15 2025
Client Alert: Second Circuit Clarifies That ADA Accommodations May Be Required Even if Employee Can Perform Job Without Them
Creating a seismic shift in employers’ obligations to provide reasonable accommodations, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an employee with a disability can still be entitled to a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), even if they can already perform their job without it.
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August 14 2025
Client Alert: Understanding the DOJ’s New Memorandum on “Illegal DEI”
The United States Attorney General recently published a memorandum entitled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination.” This memorandum provides employers with much-needed guidance regarding what this administration considers “illegal DEI,” providing suggestions and guidance on how federal anti-discrimination laws apply to DEI programs, regardless of whether they are labeled “DEI” or called something else.
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August 13 2025
Client Alert: DOL Relaunches and Expands PAID Program for Employers to Self-Report and Resolve Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor recently relaunched its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The program allows employers to voluntarily identify, report, and remedy certain violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and, for the first time, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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August 05 2025
Client Alert: California New Fair Chance Hiring Rules – July 2025
California’s Fair Chance Act, which restricts when and how employers may consider an applicant’s criminal history, has been in effect for just over 7 years. However, the law is always changing, and in 2025, new local laws are adding additional prohibitions.
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August 04 2025
Client Alert: California Finalizes Sweeping Regulations on Automated Decision-Making Technologies (ADMT)
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently finalized landmark regulations governing the use of Automated Decision-Making Technologies (ADMT), significantly expanding obligations for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These regulations impose new requirements relating to (1) pre-use notices and consumer opt-out rights for ADMT; (2) risk assessments; and (3) annual cybersecurity audits.
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July 22 2025
Client Alert: NY COVID Sick Leave Ends July 31
As of July 31, 2025, New York employers will no longer be required to provide COVID-specific sick leave to employees. Since March 2020, this separate leave entitlement has applied to employees subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19.
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July 15 2025
Client Alert: New York City Adopts Rules Implementing Paid Prenatal Leave Requirements
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) recently adopted final rules implementing amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) that incorporate and expand upon New York State’s paid prenatal leave law. These new rules apply to all private-sector NYC employers, regardless of size, and impose new obligations relating to policies, documentation, notices, recordkeeping, and payroll as of July 16, 2025.
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June 23 2025
Client Alert: New York Increases Compensation for Employees on Jury Duty
The 2025 New York State budget amended the Judiciary Law to increase the daily compensation rate for jury duty from $40 to $72 per day. Accordingly, as of June 8, employers with 11 or more employees must pay employees who are called to jury duty $72 per day for the first three days of jury service.
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