Compliance
Corporate Transparency Act Hits a Snag
A federal court judge in Alabama recently ruled that the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which we wrote about here, was unconstitutional. This marks the first judicial decision on the lawfulness of requiring smal…
HR Alert: Beware New York’s Lower Standard for Sexual Harassment Claims
For business owners, it’s important to understand the legal standards applied to claims that can be brought against you and your business. That’s why it’s critical to appreciate that there are two different laws R…
HR Alert: Managing Sexual Misconduct at Work – A Government View
Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice posted on its website an Agreement Between the United States and the State of New York Executive Chamber Regarding Workplace Reform. This agreement comes in the wake of sexual misco…
HR Alert: Protecting Small Business Owners from Big Litigation Costs
Learning Objectives How to minimize potential exposure to your business in advance. How to address claims, efficiently and expeditiously, if they come to light. Where We Are As Small Businesses It’s not an exaggerati…
HR Alert: A Local Lesson on Gender Discrimination
A restaurant based in Tonawanda, NY recently agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought against it under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the New York State Human Rights Law. The owners, manager…
New York Law Requires Posting Credit Card Surcharges
Another new law will soon go into effect in New York that’ll impact your business and its operations. In December 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending § 518 of the General Business Law that finally allow…
HR Alert: Teenaged Workers in New York
The New York Department of Labor (DOL) encourages businesses to pledge to support the rights of youth in their workplaces and to avoid and affirmatively report violations of the law that result in unsafe or unlawful condit…
HR Alert: Independent Contractor/Employee Final Rule Is Out!
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced their final rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to determine whether workers are employees or indepen…
HR Alert: EEOC Guidance on Workplace Harassment
This past autumn, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. While it still isn’t final guidance, even the proposed content has be…
HR Alert: New Law Creates Requirements When Hiring Freelancers
New York Governor Hochul has once again signed new legislation that will have a huge effect on the way you run your business. This time, the new law focuses on the hiring of freelance workers to perform certain services fo…