New categories of permissible wage deductions likely to take effect following recent amendments to New York labor laws *

USA - July 23 2012
On June 21, 2012, the New York State Legislature passed Bill A10875-2011, which enumerates a host of new, permissible wage deductions from employee paychecks.

Co-authors: Wendy C. Butler, Terri L. Chase.

OFCCP rescinds directive on jurisdiction over health care providers *

USA - April 26 2012
The efforts of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP" or the "Office") to assert jurisdiction over nearly all of the U.S health care providers took an interesting turn on April 25, 2012, when the Office unexpectedly announced the rescission of Directive No. 293.

Co-authors: Brian M. Jorgensen, Michael J. Gray, F. Curt Kirschner Jr., Alison B. Marshall, G. Roger King.

New Jersey Supreme Court requires detailed notice in employer electronic communications policies and increases employee privacy rights in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc. *

USA - April 13 2010
In a unanimous ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., that employees' "attorney-client communications, if accessed on a personal, password-protected e-mail account using the company's computer system" are protected by the attorney-client privilege and cannot be retrieved and used by the employer irrespective of the employer's electronic communications policy.

Co-authors: Joseph J. Bernasky, Michael J. Gray, Mauricio F. Paez.

New York Department of Labor revises WARN regulations *

USA - March 17 2010
The New York State Department of Labor ("NYS DOL") has made several significant changes to the regulations to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, N.Y. Labor Law §§ 860 et seq. ("NY WARN Act").

Co-authors: Willis J. Goldsmith, Joseph J. Bernasky, Wendy C. Butler, Terri L. Chase.