Employment
HR Alert: NY’s Clean Slate Act
Another New York State law has recently come into effect that could have serious effects on your company’s hiring and other employment policies. The Clean Slate Act, which took effect on November 16, 2024, automatica…
HR Alert: Trump Rescinds Biden’s AI Executive Order
Along with numerous executive orders issued in the last week, President Trump rescinded President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence [AI]. The Biden EO was designed to work on AI security stand…
HR Alert: NY Workers’ Compensation and Mental Health
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill into law that’s likely to have a significant impact on workers’ compensation here in New York. Ultimately, it creates an additional burden on employers and is bou…
HR Alert: 2025 NYS Paid Family Leave Updates
We’ve written about New York’s Paid Family Leave Act in the past. New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Clarissa M. Rodriguez recently announced some new updates and employee-favorable terms that g…
HR Alert: January 1, 2025 NY Minimum Wage Increase
January 1, 2025 is around the corner. The first of the year is a trigger for employers and human resources professionals to have your ducks in a row, as we’ve written about in the past. One change is obvious, as we&#…
HR Alert: Wage Deductions Revisited
Pay Deductions – Can You Do It? Today, we want to talk about wage deductions. What’s allowed and what’s not in New York State? Although the Legislature and the New York Department of Labor’s Division of Labor S…
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…
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…
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…