New laws expanding protections for food and grocery delivery workers and couriers took effect last week in New York City. The package of laws applies to workers hired or otherwise engaged by third party delivery services to deliver goods such as food, beverages, groceries or papers, and build upon existing protections for such workers, including
EEOC Rescinds Biden-Era Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) rescinded by vote its April 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The rescission eliminated the guidance in full, without a notice and comment period, signaling a landmark recalibration of the EEOC’s approach to harassment enforcement.
As Proskauer previously covered, alongside discussion…
Congress Proposes Major Overhaul of WARN: What Employers Need to Know About the Fair Warning Act
By Noa Baddish & Justin Chuang on
Spikes in large-scale layoffs and anxiety over AI-driven job losses have put renewed focus on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Recent months have seen unusually high levels of WARN notices nationwide, with more than 39,000 workers receiving WARN notifications in October 2025 alone and even higher totals earlier in the year.
New California and New York Laws Target “Stay-or-Pay” Arrangements
By Steven J. Pearlman & Justin Chuang on
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…