Employment
HR Alert: Final Regulations on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Out!
As you might recall, the federal government expanded employee protections for pregnant employees last year through the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In a previous blog, we discussed workplace actions that the PWFA …
HR Alert: What’s An EEOC Mediation?
When it comes to legal problems facing small-business owners, nobody wants to go to court. It can be costly, time-consuming, and damaging to the reputation of your business. This is especially the case with employment disc…
HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave Still in Effect in New York
While we’re no longer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there still are laws in effect that were enacted during the pandemic. One is COVID-19 sick leave, which was passed in the pandemic’s very first days. Enact…
HR Alert: New Agreement Between NLRB and OSHA Creates New Challenges
In late 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is meant to strengthen information sharing and …
HR Alert: Preserving Evidence in a Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation Lawsuit
It’s an unfortunate fact that employees are increasingly making claims against their employers, whether legitimate or not. These claims may be at an administrative agency such as the EEOC or NY Division of Human Rights or …
HR Alert: NY Pay Transparency Still Unregulated
Everyone in New York State who works in human resources or hiring knows that the New York Pay Transparency Law became effective last autumn. It requires all New York employers with four or more employees to disclose the ra…
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…