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 York Trapped at Work Act (N.Y. Lab. Law art. 37, §§ 1050-1055), respectively. Such arrangements are contractual provisions that, while falling short of a
Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect October 29
Certain Massachusetts employers will be required to include pay ranges in all job postings starting October 29, 2025.
[Podcast] AI Bias Audits
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief partner Guy Brenner, who leads Proskauer’s D.C. Labor & Employment practice and is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, and Jonathan Slowik, senior counsel, Labor & Employment, in the firm’s Los Angeles office, discuss laws requiring employers who use artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct bias
Amended NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Rules Issued to Address Paid Prenatal Leave
To align with the new statewide paid prenatal leave law, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has amended its rules related to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) to address the paid prenatal leave requirement. The amended rules take effect on July 2, 2025.
As a reminder, effective January