by The Coppola Firm | May 30, 2019 | Business, Compliance, Employment
Executive Order 13496 requires most federal contractors and subcontractors to conspicuously post a notice about their employees’ rights under federal labor laws. This notice was updated by the federal Department of Labor on May 16, 2019. Employers can find the latest...
by The Coppola Firm | May 27, 2019 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
The Coppola Firm is pleased to announce the first of its kind in Upstate New York: online sexual harassment prevention training by licensed attorneys. Recognizing that businesses of all sizes, particularly small businesses, struggle to implement NYS-required sexual...
by The Coppola Firm | May 24, 2019 | Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship
In a fairly rare but welcome act of bipartisanship, the House passed the Secure Act, legislation intended to help the country’s small businesses. Among other things, the Act will: make it easier for small businesses to collaborate on offering offer 401(k) plans...
by The Coppola Firm | May 13, 2019 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
The New York City Administrative Code now makes it unlawful for most NYC employers to test employees for marijuana as a condition of employment. This became law on May 10, 2019 and becomes effective in one year, that is, on May 10, 2020. While the prohibition of...
by The Coppola Firm | May 1, 2019 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1967 requires all U.S. employers with 100 or more employees (and certain government contractors) to report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) each year the racial/ethnic and gender composition of...
