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Zackary W. Harris is an Associate in Vedder Price’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Litigation practice area.

Mx. Harris focuses their practice on complex commercial litigation. They have a strong background representing a variety of clients across a broad spectrum of industries. Mx. Harris provides their clients with practical strategies while guiding them through all aspects of litigation.

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On September 3, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey Assembly Bill 4429 which expands on prior statutory prohibitions on employers’ requiring employees “to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.” Included within the new definition of “political matters” is an “employee’s decision to join or support any. . . labor organization or association.”  With this amendment, New Jersey joins New York and a handful of other states to ban employer-mandated meetings to discuss labor organizing at the company.Continue Reading New Jersey Prohibits Employers from Holding Mandatory Meetings on Labor Organizing

Since January 1, 2025, New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law has required that all private-sector employers provide employees with 20 hours of paid leave for health care appointments related to prenatal care or pregnancy.  New York State has released additional guidance for employers and an FAQ page on what the new law covers and requires.  Effective July 2, 2025, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued an amended rule to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) that adopts “by reference the paid prenatal leave requirements set forth in” the New York State law.Continue Reading New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick TimeAct Is Amended to Include Paid Prenatal Leave

On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S3006C into law which concerns New York State’s education, labor, housing, and family assistance budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This budget, among many other things, amends New York Labor Law § 198 to limit the damages available in cases brought under NY Labor Law § 191, otherwise known as “frequency-of-pay cases.”Continue Reading New York State 2025 Budget Includes Limitation on Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases

On March 25, 2025, in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the Northern District of New York’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Whitehall Central School District (the “District”) on a failure-to-accommodate claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by Angel Tudor (“Tudor”), a teacher in the District.  In its opinion, the court held that a reasonable accommodation may be required even when the employee can perform the essential functions of their job without the accommodation.Continue Reading The Second Circuit Holds That Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA May Be Required Even When Not Necessary to the Performance of the Job

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On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310. This new law requires New Jersey employers to include certain information about compensation and benefits in both internal and external job postings.  Governor Murphy has 45 days (i.e., until November 10, 2024) to sign the bill into law, and, once signed, it will go into effect seven months later.Continue Reading New Jersey Passes Wage Transparency Law

On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed S8358C, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), into law. Through the RWSA, New York state seeks to address growing threats of workplace violence and fears among retail workers regarding their safety in the workplace. New York joins a handful of other states, including California, which have passed similar legislation.Continue Reading New York Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Retail Workers from Workplace Violence