On September 8, 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation amending section 193 of the New York Labor Law, which prohibited all but a narrow category of deductions from employee wages. The amendment expands the scope of permissible deductions, including permitting employers to recover wage overpayments as well as employee loan…

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires that employers consider possible reasonable accommodations that would permit disabled employees to perform the essential functions of their jobs. According to to the ADA, a reasonable accommodation could include a reassignment to a vacant position. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Airlines,…