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- Reminder NYC Ban on Salary History Inquiries Takes Effect at End of Month
Reminder: NYC Ban on Salary History Inquiries Takes Effect at End of Month
October 13, 2017, Covington Alert
Beginning October 31, 2017, New York City employers will no longer be permitted to ask job applicants about their salary history or rely on a job applicant’s salary history in determining the potential salary or benefits for that applicant. The new legislation, which applies to all employees working in New York City and was signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May, amended the New York City Human Rights Law by making it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” for an employer to ask an applicant, the applicant’s former or current employer, or a co-worker of the applicant about the applicant’s salary history. The law, as described in a press release by the Mayor’s office, represents a “major step toward achieving pay equity” by ensuring “that prospective job applicants have a fair and just hiring process.”
March 7, 2017, Covington Alert
Yesterday, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (the “Order”) titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” This new Order replaces the so-called “travel ban” Executive Order issued January 27 (the “Prior Order”) which was subject to a nationwide temporary restraining order issued by the U.S. District Court for the ...
February 10, 2017, Covington Alert
Following last week’s advisory concerning President Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (the “Order”), numerous lawsuits were filed challenging the Order. One such challenge, filed by the State of Washington and the State of Minnesota, culminated in yesterday’s unanimous decision by the United States ...
January 30, 2017, Covington Alert
As has been widely reported, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“the Order”) on Friday, January 27, 2017, entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” which, among other directives, bans individuals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia (the “Covered Countries”) from entering the United States ...