It can be a challenge to stay on top of the ever-changing employment laws in New York State. Let us help. Attorneys in Goldberg Segalla’s Employment and Labor practice group synopsized 12 recent changes that impact the majority of New York businesses and pulled them together here for easy reference.

1. Non-Compete Ban Halted in New York
2. New York Enacts Freelance Isn’t Free Act
3. New York Enacts the Clean Slate Act
4. New York Increases Salary Threshold for Wage-Payment Protections
5. New York Minimum Wage Levels Increase
6. New York Increases Salary Threshold for Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions
7. New York Codifies Employee Intellectual Property Rights
8. New York Prohibits Liquidated Damages Provisions in Certain Non-Disclosure Agreements
9. New York Prohibits Employers from Requesting that Employees/Applicants Provide Access to Electronic Personal Accounts
10. New York Codifies Employer Requirement to Notify Employees of Unemployment Benefit Rights
11. New York Extends Statute of Limitations to File Employment Discrimination Claims with the Division of Human Rights
12. New York Amends Penal Law to Increase Penalties for Employee Wage Theft

1. Non-Compete Ban Halted In New York

On December 22, 2023, Gov. Hochul vetoed S3100A/A1278, a law passed by the New York State legislature in June 2023. The bill would have created a section in the New York Labor Law, defined “non-compete agreement” and “covered employees,” prohibited the imposition of a non-compete on a covered employee, voided any non-compete...

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