I have to go to #NYSDOL and STAND OUTSIDE until they let you in the building. Then sit for (last time 5h) in order to wait on hold SOME MORE in the office-for another hour. All of this could be handled with a phone call, from my phone. & I don't want to go! My tax $ at work.

NYSDOL Issues Guidance on Healthy Terminals Act Amendments Effective January 1, 2026 | Littler In September, we published an article outlining amendments to New York’s Healthy Terminals Act (HTA). The amended HTA revises certain wage, health and welfare, and leave entitlements for covered worke...

New guidance from NYSDOL on the Healthy Terminals Act amendments is here. Littler’s Michael Paglialonga, Keith Belfield Jr., and Eli Freedberg explain what employers at JFK & LaGuardia need to know for 2026 compliance. Read more: https://bit.ly/4pr3Gtd
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Expansion of #NYSDOL authority under NY #LaborLaw elevates wage claims from civil litigation to administrative liabilities and grants the #LaborCommissioner "quasi-sheriff" powers. Our Labor & Employment Law Practice Group can help navigate these changes. www.bpslaw.com/practice/lab...

New York Becomes First State to Track AI-Driven Layoffs: What It Means for Healthcare New York State is now the first U.S. state to require employers to disclose whether mass layoffs are due to AI. As of March 2025, a new checkbox has been added to the state's WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) form. Employers planning mass layoffs must now indicate if the reductions are due to "technological innovation or automation," and specify whether AI was involved. Though seemingly minor, this checkbox could be the first step toward much-needed transparency in how automation, and AI in particular, is reshaping the labor market. The implications are profound for the healthcare industry, where both automation and workforce shortages are intensifying.

New York just became the first state to demand AI layoff transparency, marking a bold shift toward accountability in an era where algorithms are quietly reshaping who stays employed and who doesn't. #NYSWARN #NYSAIREGULATIONS #NYSDOL