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HR Alert: NY Paid Prenatal Leave Effective January 1st!
In April 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the paid prenatal leave law. It updated New York’s paid sick leave law. Paid prenatal leave becomes effective January 1, 2025, which is just a few short weeks away. We previously…
Corporate Transparency Act Blocked!
The Corporate Transparency Act Is Enjoined A Texas federal court issued a preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) – that is, the federal requirement that small business ownership informati…
HR Alert: Construction Site Sexual Harassment
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) from the U.S. Department of Labor recently created a new guide to combat discrimination and harassment in the construction industry. We’re here to tell you about i…
HR Alert: FMLA Leave for Clinical Trials
Must you allow an employee to take FMLA leave when she says she’s joining a clinical trial? In a recent opinion letter dated November 8, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the federal Department of Labor (DOL) respo…
The MWBE Series – #6 Other Criteria
We’re back with our final post in our series on gaining or recertifying your MWBE status in New York State. We’ve talked about the ownership requirement, the operation requirement, the control requirements, and the indepen…
HR Alert: Court Vacates Federal Overtime Rules
Companies across the United States have been looking for guidance on the federal minimum wage increases scheduled for January 1, 2025. But on November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the overtime ru…
HR Alert: Don’t Let Middle East Conflicts Affect Your Workplace
The war in the Middle East and unrest throughout the world has resulted in hate-fueled attacks and increased use of hateful language in our day-to-day lives. With the surge in anti-semitism and other forms of hate, New Yor…
The MWBE Series – #5 Independence
We’re back with our guide to gaining or recertifying your MWBE status in New York State. We’ve previously talked about the ownership requirement, the operation requirement, and the control requirement. Today, we’ll be talk…
The MWBE Series – #4 Control
Welcome to the fourth post in our MWBE series. We’ve already covered some of the certification criteria – we’ve discussed ownership and operations so far this month. Today, we’ll be discussing the next cr…
Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities
Voting is a fundamental right to which every American citizen is entitled, but for much of history, many individuals with disabilities were excluded from voting because of prejudicial assumptions about their capabilities o…