Paul F. Keneally
New York State Retail Worker Safety Act to Take Effect in 2025
Beginning June 2, 2025, certain New York State retailers selling “consumer commodities” with ten (10) or more employees will be required...
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Ryan T. Biesenbach
Oct 92 min read
Employers — Don’t Forget That NYS Law Allows Time off to Vote
The 2024 elections are just weeks away on November 5, 2024. As we’ve previously reported , employers across New York are still required...
Colin D. Ramsey
Oct 34 min read
Non-Compete Agreements Face an Uncertain Future in New York
Businesses in New York, both big and small, have long utilized non-compete agreements and related restrictive covenants to prevent...
Underberg & Kessler
Sep 112 min read
Shoemaker and Biesenbach Selected as 2024 Attorneys of the Year
Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that Jennifer A. Shoemaker and Ryan T. Biesenbach were selected as 2024 Attorneys of the...
Tyler J. Wilson
Aug 163 min read
Ask An Attorney: FTC’s Proposed Rule on Non-Compete Agreements in Health Care
Q: I work at a practice that employs physicians with Non-Compete Agreements. What is the status of the FTC’s proposed rule on Non-Compete...
Underberg & Kessler
Jul 315 min read
Key Employment Law Updates from the 2024 New York Legislative Session
By Paul F. Keneally, Esq. and Ryan T. Biesenbach, Esq. Several new employment law changes were included in the recently passed 2024 New...
Ryan T. Biesenbach
Jul 296 min read
EEOC’s Updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance on...
Underberg & Kessler
Jul 182 min read
Paul F. Keneally Honored by Literacy Rochester with Visionary Award
Congratulations to Paul F. Keneally, partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Municipal Law practice groups, for being...
Underberg & Kessler
Jun 121 min read
Paul F. Keneally Shares Insight on Local Manager Fired Over Shoplifter
Labor & Employment partner, Paul F. Keneally, was recently interviewed by News10NBC about the firing of a manager of a local Big Lots who...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
May 224 min read
Unanimous Ruling Requires Courts to Stay, Not Dismiss Cases That Are Subject to Arbitration
The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously earlier this month in an employment misclassification case (Smith v. Spizzirri, U.S.,...
Paul F. Keneally
May 32 min read
New Employer Obligations in NYS: Paid Breaks for the Expression of Breast Milk and Paid Prenatal Care Leave
The New York State Budget was passed in late April 2024 and includes new duties for employers regarding employees expressing breast milk...
Paul F. Keneally
Apr 262 min read
NYS COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ending July 31, 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul approved the Fiscal Year 2025 New York State Budget on April 20, 2024. One of the key budget components impacting...
Ryan T. Biesenbach
Apr 252 min read
The FTC Announces Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a new rule banning nationwide most non-compete agreements for workers....
Underberg & Kessler
Mar 61 min read
U&K Attorneys Comment on Emerging Litigation Risks in Rochester Business Journal Article
Paul F. Keneally and Ryan T. Biesenbach, were featured in a recent article published in the Rochester Business Journal. The article, “How c
Underberg & Kessler
Jan 255 min read
The New “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” Could Be Expensive for Employers
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of workers performing services as independent contractors in the United...
Paul F. Keneally
Jan 161 min read
Beware of Wrongly Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors
The United States Department of Labor has issued a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, governing the analysis of whether a worker is an...
Ryan T. Biesenbach
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Wage Increases are Coming in 2024
Earlier this year, the New York State Legislature passed, and Governor Hochul signed, a minimum wage increase that will take effect...
Ryan T. Biesenbach
Oct 5, 20234 min read
Could Legislation Limiting Non-Compete Agreements Kick off a New Era of Workplace Disputes?
A mainstay of employment-based litigation – non-compete agreements – are on the proverbial chopping block. On June 20, 2023, the New York...
Ryan T. Biesenbach
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Governor Hochul Signs Labor Law Amendments Bolstering Employee Protections
On September 14, 2023, Governor Hochul signed into law two pieces of legislation that effectively amended the New York State Labor Law...
Paul F. Keneally
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Monroe County Joins “Ban the Box” Movement
Joining many municipalities across New York State, including the cities of Albany and Rochester, and the Town of Brighton, Monroe County...
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