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
Bill Amending New York State’s “Stay or Pay” Law Introduced in Legislature
By Allan Bloom & Laura Fant on
***UPDATE*** Governor Hochul signed the bill into law on February 13, 2026. Read more here.
A bill amending New York State’s recently enacted “stay or pay” law has been introduced in the State legislature.
As we previously reported, on December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Trapped at Work Act…
NYC to Join Other Jurisdictions in Requiring Employer Pay Data Reporting
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant & Arielle E. Kobetz on
After the NYC Council voted to override a veto by former Mayor Eric Adams, New York City will soon require large employers to report pay data by employee race, ethnicity, and gender.
NYC Pay Data Reporting Coverage and Requirements
As we previously reported, while these new requirement take effect immediately, covered employers—i.e., employers with…
New York State to Restrict Use of Consumer Credit Information in Hiring and Employment
By Allan Bloom & Laura Fant on
Beginning April 18, 2026, New York State employers will be restricted from using an applicant’s or employee’s consumer credit information when making employment-related decisions. S.B. 3072, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul as part of an end-of-year legislative push, will extend statewide credit history protections similar to those already in effect under New York City…