The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) created this overview of important City, State, and federal laws so you know your rights at work. Eligible employees who work for a covered employer can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for the following reasons: •.NLRB General Counsel Continues Challenge to Non-Compete Agreements, Announces Position on Sign-On Bonuses and Other "Stay-or-Pay" Provisions. We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more. A new Employment Rights Bill is to be introduced to Parliament within the next 100 days, likely to come into force some time in 2025. Indepth guide to New York holidays. With a new Labour Government comes a raft of new employment laws announced in the King's Speech yesterday. Revised December 2016. Employees are required to produce documentation proving that he or she is authorized to be employed in the United States.