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Beginning May 11, 2025, all New York City employers will be required to both physically and electronically post their written lactation accommodation policy under amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law. This change comes from Local Law 109 of 2024, which updates existing policy requirements and aligns the city law with recent changes to New York State’s labor law. What’s Required? Under the amended law, employers must: Develop and implement a written lactation accommodatio …

Several recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump are reshaping both federal and federal contractor obligations, including workplace compliance postings. These changes have significant implications for wage requirements, diversity initiatives, and other employee rights notices. Executive Order 14236 – Additional Rescission of Executive Orders and Actions EO 14236 titled “ revokes numerous executive orders from previous administrations, including EO 14026, which had raised th …

Starting June 27, 2023, a new law known as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) will come into effect. The PWFA mandates that covered employees must provide reasonable accommodations to workers with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The House Committee on the PWFA has outlined several examples of reasonable accommodations that employers should consider. These include al …

Update: May 9, 2023 According to the DOL, previous versions of the FLSA Notice will no longer fulfill the posting requirements and should be replaced with the updated FLSA notice which includes the new “Pump At Work” section. Additionally, the DOL states that they are also in the process of updating the EEOC – “Know Your Rights” Poster which addresses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The DOL suggests that employers choosing to purchase an all-in-one poster …

Labor laws within the United States have come a long way since the Organic Act of 1913 was signed under the Taft administration establishing the Department of Labor. One important aspect of many labor laws within the United States is the posting of the employee rights within the workplace where it is accessible to the workforce in which the labor laws apply. Of course, as laws are updated, a new posting is typically required to ensure that the workplace stays compliant with the federal, state or …