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HR Alert: Updated EEOC Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late April 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace. This marks the first time new guidance has been published on workplace harassment since 1999. The...

HR Alert: New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 7, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York is the first State in the country to establish a paid prenatal leave benefit for pregnant workers. The New York paid prenatal personal leave amendment was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on April 19, 2024 and will...

HR Alert: FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 26, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Big news this week for employers and other businesses out there. On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning essentially all non-compete agreements between employers and employees nationwide....

The Women-Owned Small Business Integrity Act of 2024

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 23, 2024. Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship.

In the first quarter of 2024, the House of Representatives passed legislation for women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The bipartisan bill, titled The WOSB Integrity Act of 2024 will ensure that the intended federal contracting...

HR Alert: Final Regulations on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Out!

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 16, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As you might recall, the federal government expanded employee protections for pregnant employees last year through the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In a previous blog, we discussed workplace actions that the PWFA explicitly...

HR Alert: What’s An EEOC Mediation?

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

When it comes to legal problems facing small-business owners, nobody wants to go to court. It can be costly, time-consuming, and damaging to the reputation of your business. This is especially the case with employment discrimination...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave Still in Effect in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 11, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

While we’re no longer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there still are laws in effect that were enacted during the pandemic. One is COVID-19 sick leave, which was passed in the pandemic’s very first days. Enacted...

HR Alert: New Agreement Between NLRB and OSHA Creates New Challenges

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 20, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is meant to strengthen information sharing and collaboration...

HR Alert: Preserving Evidence in a Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation Lawsuit

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 19, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation.

It’s an unfortunate fact that employees are increasingly making claims against their employers, whether legitimate or not. These claims may be at an administrative agency such as the EEOC or NY Division of Human Rights or they...

HR Alert: An Overview of the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 18, 2024. Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we thought it appropriate to highlight a department in the U.S. Department of Labor that’s scarcely discussed yet extremely important: the Women’s Bureau. What’s the Women’s...

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