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New York’s Paid Family Leave: Benefits During Leave

Written by Support on May 9, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

Our last few posts have discussed how a New York employer can determine if an employee is entitled to leave under New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law. Once you determine an employee is eligible for PFL, you may be wondering...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Changes for Employers

Written by Support on May 1, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

New York employers should begin preparing to comply with New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law which will become effective January 1, 2018. Your employees will have new rights, and you’ll have new responsibilities. An...

Venue vs. Choice-of-Laws :: Contract Clauses That Make a Difference

Written by Support on April 10, 2017. Posted in Business.

We’ve all seen the teeny-tiny type on the back pages of many contracts. Most hate reading it because it’s small, dense, and simply uninspiring. But it can make all the difference in a business deal. Two of these...

Does my corporation need to hold an annual meeting?

Written by Support on March 14, 2017. Posted in Business.

If your business is a C-corp or S-corp incorporated in New York State (or most States for that matter), the answer probably is yes. And keeping records of these meetings is crucial to establishing compliance with State law...

Hold the Presses! New Payroll Regulation Revoked.

Written by Support on February 22, 2017. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 1 Comment

We recently wrote about the New York Department of Labor payroll regulation slated to go into effect on March 7, 2017. In the intervening week or so, however, the regulation was rescinded by the New York Industrial Board of...

Must I Hire An Ex-Con?

Written by Support on January 31, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

In New York, the answer is no – but only if you consider him or her first. That’s right – an employer must be contemplative – and except in rare circumstances may not simply have an automatic no-ex-con...

A New I-9 Wrinkle for Employers

Written by Support on January 23, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment. 1 Comment

The federal I-9 form is required to be completed whenever an employer makes a hire. Its intended use is to verify both the new employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Starting this month, there...

Navigating Blizzards: The Responsibility of New York Employers

Written by Support on January 18, 2017. Posted in Employment.

The holidays have come and gone, and winter weather is just around the corner: icy roads, white-out conditions, and travel bans. When the weather gets bad, some employees need to leave work early and others call off. Must an...

NY Minimum Wage, Redux

Written by Support on October 26, 2016. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

While it’s no surprise that minimum wage increased at the end of 2015, employers are well advised to periodically review their lower-wage earners in order to stay abreast of the annual increases slated for the next several...

Lawyer Stoops to Indefensible Attack

Written by Support on January 20, 2016. Posted in Lawyer Ethics.

This is for the lawyers in the room, since the issue is professional conduct during depositions in a case pending in the Northern District of California, Claypole v. County of Monterey. There, Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal...

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