by The Coppola Firm | Jan 6, 2021 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
On January 6, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule explaining the standard to determine who is an employee (and therefore protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)) and who is an independent contractor not entitled to FLSA...
by The Coppola Firm | Dec 18, 2020 | Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published guidance about mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. One main takeaway is that employers are permitted to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine. Whether to mandate such a...
by The Coppola Firm | Dec 9, 2020 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
As we previously reported, the New York Department of Labor (DOL) has issued proposed regulations in connection with Paid Sick Leave (PSL), which was effective on September 30, 2020 and is available for use beginning on January 1, 2021. We knew that employers with...
by The Coppola Firm | Dec 7, 2020 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
We previously reported on New York’s enactment of Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”), for which accruals began on September 30, 2020 and become available for employees to use beginning January 1, 2021. More recently, we reported on the guidance New York issued in October 2020...
by The Coppola Firm | Nov 10, 2020 | Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Lawyer Ethics, Litigation, Personal Injury
Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, the name used for Google-related services like Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive, recently updated its policy regarding how long items that have been placed in the trash are retained. Google used to allow items in the...
by The Coppola Firm | Oct 26, 2020 | Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship
Last year, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law several updates to the New York State Human Rights Law to strengthen protections against discrimination and harassment. For example: Domestic workers now are protected from harassment on all bases. The standard to prove...
