Employers should be aware of two urgent workplace posting obligations:

New York Voting Rights Notice Must Be Posted by October 29, 2022

With Election Day fast approaching (November 8, 2022), please be reminded that all employers in New York State must post the New York Time Off to Vote Notice at least 10 days in advance of Election Day, which is tomorrow, October 29, 2022. Employers must post the notice in a conspicuous location readily visible by employees, and leave the notice up until the close of the polls on Election Day. For your remote workers, consider posting the notice on your company’s intranet or delivering it by email. 

As a reminder, employees who do not have four (4) consecutive hours between the opening of the polls and the beginning of their workday or between the end of their workday and the time the polls close are entitled to take as much time off as needed in order to vote, and must be paid for up to two (2) hours of voting time.

New EEOC Poster for All Employers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just issued a new “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster which updates and replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. The poster is available in both English and in Spanish, with additional translations forthcoming on the EEOC website.

The new poster must be placed in a conspicuous location in the workplace, and employers with remote workers should post it electronically or deliver it to remote employees by email. 

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If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact our Labor & Employment attorneys or the primary EGS attorney with whom you work.