Employment
HR Alert: ADA and GINA Compliance in the Hiring Process
On October 19, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a $1 million settlement against Dollar General for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Non-D…
HR Alert: Let’s Care About Identifying Systemic Bias in Hiring
One thing every company has in common is hiring new employees. This process can be a common or rare occurrence. Either way, it’s always an extremely important part of growing your business. New hires can bring with t…
HR Alert: Title VII Theories of Liability
Welcome back to our series on Title VII. Our previous blog answered the “what” of Title VII. So, now let’s take a peek at the “how,” that is, how a claim generally is made by an employee against their employer using this l…
HR Alert: What is Title VII?
You know from our previous blog that the EEOC is tasked with enforcing federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disabili…
HR Alert: Wage Theft is Now a Crime in New York!
Last month, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that updated New York Penal Law section 155. This new law makes wage theft a criminal larceny, and it went into effect immediately. The updated Penal …
HR Alert: Work-Life Balance
Although business owners and C Suite folks can get tired of hearing about work-life balance, we know that Americans on average work for an extra 400 hours annually compared to their counterparts in other developed nations….
HR Alert: Proposed NYS Pay Transparency Regs
If you’re an employer, you know just how important hiring is to the health of your organization. The hiring process has yet another layer of intricacy for employers with the New York State Pay Transparency Law. New York em…
HR Alert: Minimize Your Risk of a Sexual Harassment Claim
New York State employers are held to both federal and State standards when it comes to sexual harassment laws and regulations. While New York requires mandatory annual training for all employees and training should help em…
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…