Seyfarth Synopsis: In December 2022, New York’s Governor signed several pieces of legislation impacting New York employers, most notably laws regulating lactation accommodation in the workplace and the electronic posting and issuance of mandatory workplace posters.
Below is a brief overview of these two new laws which employers must immediately review and consider plans for implementation.
Electronic Workplace Postings
Responding to the prevalence of remote work stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Hochul signed New York’s new electronic postings law on December 16, 2022 requiring that employers electronically make available to employees copies of documents that the law already requires employers physically post in the workplace. The law specifies that digital versions of these posters can be made available through the employer’s website or issued via email. Employers also must provide notice to their employees that documents required for physical posting are also available electronically.
This law went into effect immediately upon signing on December 16, 2022.
Lactation Accommodation
Signed by Governor Hochul on December 9, 2022, and scheduled to take effect on June 7, 2023, New York’s lactation accommodation law amends New York’s Labor Law, section 206-c to require employers to designate a room or location to allow employees to pump breast milk. This New York State law mirrors the New York City version in many ways.
Specifically, the law requires that the...
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