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Labor and Employment Law
New York employers no longer can use credit histories in most hiring decisions
WXXI
“It’s a positive thing for employees and job seekers, so that they’re not judged on their financial circumstances,” said Cecilia Oyediran, an attorney at the ILR School, about a new law in New York state that bars employers from using credit ratings to make most employment decisions.
New York employers facing end to job applicant credit checks
Newsday
“This law ensures that people are evaluated by what they can do and not by their financial circumstances from the past,” says Cecilia Oyediran, an attorney at the ILR school, about New York’s new law restricting employers from using credit checks to decide on hiring or promoting.
A guide from ILR’s Labor and Employment Law program, called “Know Your Rights: A Guide for Employees,” is referenced in a discussion of “anti-gossip rules” and “concerted activity.”
Cost of living a major concern for New York workforce
Cornell Chronicle
Now in its fifth year, the 2024-25 New York at Work report draws on ILR expertise, research-based data and policy analysis on a broad range of key issues affecting the state’s workers, unions, communities and employers.
ILR Event Focused on Developing Junior Work Law Scholars
As a hub for leading research and scholarship on labor and employment law, the ILR School hosted the Cornell Work Law Junior Scholar Workshop Nov. 7-9 in King-Shaw Hall.
Beginning today, employers with four or more employees or with one or more domestic workers must include a salary range when advertising jobs to be performed in New York City.
