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By: Jacqueline C. Gerrald, Partner, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP Mandatory Electronic Versions of Workplace Postings In December 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation which amended New York Labor Law Section 201 to add the requirement that employers provide electronic copies, either via the employer’s website or via […]

By: Jacqueline C. Gerrald, Partner, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed both the PUMP Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act into law. These two laws, combined, help to greatly expand the employment rights of women across the country, increasing the legal protections they receive […]

By: Jacqueline C. Gerrald, Partner, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “Speak Out Act”, which prohibits the judicial enforceability of pre-dispute non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses between employers and employees and independent contractors (as well as between providers of goods and services and […]

Partners Linda Rosenthal and Tracy Burnett participated in the New York City Bar Association’s Women in the Legal Profession (WILP) Committee, panel discussion held on January 25th regarding “What a New York Employer Can Do to Support Employees Following Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health (the Supreme Court case that overturned […]

McLaughlin and Stern is proud to announce that Linda Rosenthal and Marcy Katz will be joining Peter Alkalay as the new Co-Chairs of its Matrimonial and Family Law department. Both are exceptionally skilled attorneys with extensive experience handling complex matrimonial and family law matters. Together, they will help lead the […]