Compliance
HR Alert: The Unpaid Intern Risk
With the start of the fall semester, companies may be looking to expand their teams. Luckily, thousands of college and high school students are seeking relevant career insight and experience. Business owners and managers s…
HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave – It’s Still a Thing
Autumn’s on its way, and another strain of COVID-19 seems to be worming its way into our lives. Let’s hope it stays away, but in the event it affects your workplace, remember that New York still mandates that e…
HR Alert: Employee Retention Credit on Hold
The IRS has announced a moratorium on processing Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, through at least the end of 2023. Citing the need to protect taxpayers from fraud, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said: “The IRS…
HR Alert: Amended Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect September 17th
As we previously shared, New York’s pay transparency law is set to take effect on September 17, 2023. Earlier this year, state lawmakers amended the impending law to clarify what types of jobs are covered by the law while…
HR Alert: New WARN Act Requirements
The NYS WARN Act stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and it requires certain businesses to provide early warnings of closures and layoffs depending on their size. The law requires that businesses …
HR Alert: FMLA Refresher
It’s been a long, hot summer. Time for a nice, cold . . . FMLA refresher! Business owners, human resources professionals, and company managers – do you remember all the criteria that allow an employee to use FMLA leave? Le…
Attention Business Owners: NY Law Imposes Duty on Businesses that Sell Gift Cards
A new law went into effect this summer that requires New York businesses that sell gifts cards and/or gift certificates to display a notice to warn consumers about gift card fraud. The notice must be located at or near whe…
HR Alert: New York’s proposed ban of non-compete agreements – what does it mean?
The New York Assembly recently passed a bill to entirely ban the use of non-compete agreements. The bill seemingly was introduced in response to the FTC’s proposed rule regarding non-compete agreements that was released in…
HR Alert: Supreme Court and Religious Accommodations
In a rare moment of unity, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy this summer, marking the end of the “more than de minimis” standard for religious accommodations under Title VII. Released on …
HR Alert: Expanded Federal Protections for Pregnant Employees Arrive June 27th
The federal government continues to expand employee protections for pregnant and postpartum employees. We recently talked about the federal PUMP Act. Now, employers will want to brush up on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Ac…