Google is Changing Its Policy, and It Affects You
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...
HR Alert: Sexual Harassment Statute of Limitations Lengthened in the Division of Human Rights
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...
HR Alert: Practical Guidance on New York’s Paid Sick Leave Law
As we previously reported, New York’s new Paid Sick Leave (PSL) requires all employers to provide sick leave each year. For very small employers with four or fewer employees, they must provide 40 hours of PSL annually – it’s paid if the company nets more than $1...
HR Alert: OSHA Revises Its Guidance on Reporting . . . Again
On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its guidance employer reporting of COVID-19 hospitalizations and fatalities. The revisions apply only to the reporting of hospitalizations and fatalities to OSHA. Recordkeeping...
HR Alert: Today’s the Day!
As we've written about before, New York law requires employers to pprovide employees with written notice of their voting-related rights at least 10 working days before an election. The next election is November 3, 2019. Depending on your company work week, this means...
HR Alert: NY Paid Sick Leave – Be In The Know!
New York’s new Paid Sick Leave law becomes effective today – September 30, 2020. What’s an employer to do with this? Well, we’ve got some practical – albeit preliminary – insights and guidance for you.
HR Alert: Federal DOL Seeks to Provide More Clarity on Independent Contractors
On September 22, 2020, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule that would provide a test for determining whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent contractor. The FLSA is a federal law that sets...
HR Alert: Double the Trouble, Double the Fun?
A Presidential Memorandum issued August 8th directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the employee's share of Social Security tax for employees generally earning less than $4,000 in gross wages during...
HR Alert: COVID-19 Changes to Federal Law
As we've written about before, the federal government's worker-friendly legislative answer to the coronavirus was to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which became effective April 1, 2020. On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor...
HR Alert: New Public Employer Obligation in New York
On September 7, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation which requires public employers to create an operation plan in order to protect employees in the event another communicable disease-related public health emergency arises. What must the...
Statute of Limitations for Sexual Harassment Cases Extended in the NY Division of Human Rights
About a year ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law several updates to the New York Human Rights Law to strengthen protections against discrimination and harassment. For example: The standard to establish a claim of harassment was reduced from having to...
Ensuring Voting Rights in New York State
Last week, Governor Cuomo signed into law three measures intended to ensure that all voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot. Calling it "sweeping reform," his office touted the measures as great progress, including permitting absentee ballots due to COVID-19...
HR Alert: Department of Labor Announces New FMLA Forms
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released new forms for employers and employees to use when an employee requests Family and Medical Leave (FMLA). They’re free to access on the DOL’s website. The new forms are meant to be easier for everyone involved to...
HR Alert: NLRB Eases Standard For Employee Discipline Related To Profane Outbursts
On July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (commonly referred to as the NLRB) eased the standard for judging whether an employer can discipline an employee for abusive or offensive language used during the course of a protected activity. The NLRB enforces...
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