Academic hospitals are the holdouts, according to the nursing association, and issues of safety and health benefits are at the center of the strike. Today, nurses across New York City have gone on...

We continue our series of topics addressed during Ward and Smith’s Employment Law Symposium, focusing on the current state of DEI. X. Lightfoot, a member of the firm’s labor/employment group and a...

California and New York recently enacted statutory restrictions aimed at “stay-or-pay” arrangements: California AB 692 (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16608 & Cal. Lab. Code § 926) and the New Yo...

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the “Act”), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements. Effective immediat...

Key Takeaways New York’s Trapped at Work Act prohibits “stay-or-pay” agreements that require workers to reimburse employers if they leave before a set time. The law applies to employees, interns,...

A bill amending New York State’s recently enacted “stay or pay” law has been introduced in the State legislature. As we previously reported, on December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into ...

An athletic wear retailer failed to properly calculate overtime premiums, two former employees alleged in a proposed class and collective action complaint in California federal court.... To view th...

Federal labor board orders employer to post notice properly informing employees of their rights and will soon prosecute Teamsters Local 585 union Pittsburgh, PA (January 12, 2026) – Josh Hammaker, ...