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 Y...

During Ward and Smith’s annual Employment Law Symposium, several attorneys from the firm provided insightful guidance on recent issues that are top of mind for many employers. The discussion featu...

As we began covering in our first labor and employment law roundup, changes at the federal level require employers to constantly keep up to date with enforcement trends. The state level is no diffe...

SB 294 requires employers to provide a new notice of worker rights to employees upon hire and annually thereafter, beginning February 1, 2026. As discussed in this Cooley alert, the notice must in...

When HR partners with other leaders, compliance can stop being firefighting and become part of organizational strategy Treating compliance as an investment in culture, growth and resilience, rather...

Jackson Lewis maintains its position at the top of Long Island‘s labor and employment law practice area landscape with 49 attorneys at its Melville office on South Service Road. Ana Shields serves...

As we move into 2026, legal frameworks surrounding cannabis continue to evolve across the jurisdictions in ways that can directly or indirectly impact employers. The most significant development i...

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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...