HR Alert: New York’s Paid Family Leave Act
New York State’s Paid Family Leave Act (PFL) is one of the strongest family leave laws in the United States. It covers most workers in the private sector, including part-time workers. Employees who work full-time for private employers in New York State are eligible...
HR Alert: Biden’s Executive Order Targets Noncompetes
Most people are aware that noncompetes prevent employees from working for competitors in specified geographic areas for specified amounts of time. But noncompetes as we know them may be changing. On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at...
HR Alert: Is COVID-19 a Disability Under the ADA?
The Americans with Disabilities Act, commonly known as the ADA, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs...
Ethics Approval for Lawyers to Consume, Advise, and Work With Cannibis
The New York State Bar Association issued its Ethics Opinion #1225 on July 8, 2021. In exploring several questions about an attorney's involvement in and with recreational marijuana, the Ethics Opinion concluded that: The New York Rules of Professional Conduct permit...
HR Alert: HERO Act Model Plans Published
As we previously blogged, Governor Cuomo signed the HERO Act, and it requires employers to create an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with creating a generally-applicable model policy and...
HR Alert: Title VII and Gender Stereotypes
If you’ve been keeping up with our Pride Month series, you know that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ+ workers. You may have some questions about gender stereotypes. It’s important to know that an employer may...
HR Alert: Title VII and Pronouns
If you’ve been keeping up with our series, you know that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on, among other things, sexual orientation or transgender status. You may be wondering whether Title VII prevents employers...
HR Alert: What Types of Discriminatory Employment Actions Does Title VII Prohibit?
If you’ve been keeping up with our series, you know that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on, among other things, sexual orientation or transgender status. Naturally, the next question is: What types of employment...
HR Alert: Which Employers Does Title VII Apply To?
In our Pride Month series, we recently blogged about Title VII, a federal law that we now know prohibits employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or transgender status. To fully understand Title VII and its protections for LGBTQ+ workers, it’s...
HR Alert: What is Title VII and Which LGBTQ+ Workers Does it Cover?
Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or transgender status.
HR Alert: NY Amends Certain HERO Act Provisions
Recently, we blogged about the HERO Act signed into law, which requires employers to implement airborne infectious disease exposure standards in the workplace. Governor Cuomo now has signed legislation amending certain portions to the HERO Act. The law just passed. ...
HR Alert: NY’s HERO Act in Effect Today – June 4, 2021
Although many thought that the NY Legislature would pass amendments designed to delay implementation of the HERO Act, it failed to do so this week. As a result, the law is now in effect and employers across New York are required to design, publish, and implement...
HR Alert: New EEOC Guidance on COVID-19
Today, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance relative to COVID-19 vaccines and the workplace. This is federal law, and remember to always check your State law as well. For now, the EEOC tells us that: Federal EEO laws do not...
HR Alert: NY’s New Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Standards
On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York State Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) into law, and it's got teeth -- the HERO Act permits employees to sue their employers. It becomes effective June 4, 2021, so now's the time to get your plan in place....
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