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Over the last decade, more and more companies have utilized automated tools to aid in hiring, training, retaining. Historically, when practices and technologies are adopted rapidly, the law takes time to catch up and this is no different, with 2023 looking to be a year where companies are going to come under more detailed regulatory and compliance regimes focused on AI.

Elon Musk mocked a Twitter employee for his disability and lack of clarity regarding job status, highlighting issues disabled workers face in the workplace.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Launches Worker Protection Unit and Stolen Wage Fund.

New employment laws going into effect this year.

The recent lawsuit filed by Senior Associate Alex Berke on behalf of former Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse (CPCA) employee Christina Tuttle against the agency, its former Executive Director Kimberly Haight, and the board of directors has been making headlines in Poughkeepsie.

Senior Associate Alex Berke quoted in Law 360 article about reasonable accommodations.

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that employers cannot require employees to give up their NLRA-enacted rights in exchange for receiving severance benefits.

New York's Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) legalized recreational marijuana use for adults and includes amendments to labor laws protecting employees from discrimination based on cannabis use outside of work hours.

NYSDOL has proposed updates to New York's Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy to provide more guidance to employers.

85% of workers' compensation funds from NYSIF have been paid to people with long COVID demonstrating that people are leaving the work force due to long COVID.

NYC revises ban on the use of AI for employment decisions.

A recent ILO-Lloyd’s Register Foundation Gallup survey reported that approximately 23% of people—more than 1 in 5—have experienced one or more of three forms of violence/harassment in the workplace: physical, psychological and sexual.