Dear Friends, Thank you for helping us wrap up a WONDERFUL 2018! On behalf of the entire Pro Bono Partnership team, thank you for your overwhelming generosity and support every day, and especially on #GivingTuesday and in response to our annual appeal. Your belief in our mission and support of our work is both heartening…
Read Full PostLegal Alert: New Connecticut Law Prohibits Employers from Asking Prospective Employees About Salary History
Effective January 1, 2019, employers in Connecticut will be prohibited from asking prospective employees about their salary histories (such as their compensation in prior jobs) during the job interview process. (Public Act No. 18-8, “An Act Concerning Pay Equity”). Employers are permitted to ask prospective employees about past compensation structures, such as whether previous employers…
Read Full PostPro Bono Partnership 2018 Gala Highlights
Thank you to the 700+ supporters who celebrated the Partnership’s 21st Anniversary in person at Cipriani, or in spirit! Because of your generosity, we exceeded our goal of raising $1.8 million for the free legal help and educational programs Pro Bono Partnership provides to nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. We proudly honored two Champions…
Read Full PostLegal Alert: New York Minimum Wage & Minimum Weekly Salaries for Some Employees Increase on December 31
On December 31, 2018, the New York minimum wage, and the minimum weekly salary threshold for the executive and administrative exemptions under New York State wage and hour law, will each increase as follows: Minimum Wage Minimum Weekly Salary for Executive & Administrative Exemption (regardless of number of hours worked) Employers in NYC with 11…
Read Full PostLegal Alert: New Jersey Minimum Wage to Increase in 2019, Mandatory Notices Reminder, and the New New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Notice Published
Nonprofits should note that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) has announced that New Jersey’s minimum hourly wage will increase twenty-five cents on January 1, 2019, to $8.85. Also, with the end of 2018 fast approaching, Pro Bono Partnership wants to remind nonprofits of the notices that they might need to hand…
Read Full PostLegal Alert: Final Changes to the New York Laws Related to Sexual Harassment Claims Go Into Effect on October 9, 2018 Final Model Documents Drafted by the NY Department of Labor Have Been Issued
As you have learned in previous Pro Bono Partnership legal alerts, which you can find here, here, and here, New York State has substantially amended its laws related to the prevention of sexual harassment. Among other things, these changes require all New York employers to implement updated sexual harassment prevention policies and to provide employees with annual sexual harassment…
Read Full PostLegal Alert: Final Changes to the New York Laws Related to Sexual Harassment Claims Go Into Effect on October 9, 2018
As you have learned in previous Pro Bono Partnership legal alerts, which you can find here and here, New York State has substantially amended its laws related to the prevention of sexual harassment, including requiring all New York employers to implement updated sexual harassment prevention policies and to provide employees with annual sexual harassment prevention training. These final changes to…
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