Entrepreneurship
HR Alert: What Employers Need to Know about Sick Leave in New York
As business owners and managers, we’re certain you’re familiar with Labor Law § 196-b which governs which companies have to provide unpaid and/or paid time off for sick workers, called New York Paid Sick Leave (PSL)….
HR Alert: COVID Sick Leave Sunsets in July
We all know about New York’s paid COVID pandemic leave. New York employers have had to comply with this law for about five years now. As of July 31, 2025, New York paid COVID leave expires. And it’s about time….
HR Alert: NIH Directive Struck Down As Unlawful
In a scathing ruling from the bench today, United States District Judge William G. Young of Massachusetts struck down a directive from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminating billions in federal research grants…
HR Alert: More on DEI “Discrimination”
The Trump Administration remains focused on what it calls illegal diversity, equity, inclusion practices. As a result, the EEOC and federal Department of Justice this spring released two technical assistance documents. We&…
HR Alert: Inclusion Isn’t a Trend – It’s Smart Business
Every June, we see rainbows appear on company logos and social media feeds. But if we’re honest, Pride Month shouldn’t just be a marketing campaign or a once-a-year event. For companies that are serious about growth, reten…
HR Alert: Religious Exemptions
As we know, federal law prohibits employers from taking what the law calls an adverse employment action – some kind of negative action – against an employee for her religious beliefs, even when those beliefs co…
HR Alert: Independent Contractor Changes
Federal Enforcement Paused – But Don’t Get Comfortable On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-1, directing its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigators not to a…
Law Firms Fight Back
As we recently discussed, President Trump has signed many Executive Orders (EOs). They are designed to swiftly administer changes that the Trump Administration wanted immediately to go into effect. Several EOs have targete…
HR Alert: Disparate Impact – Does it Exist Anymore?
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which set out as the Administration’s policy a goal: to eliminate the use of di…
HR Alert: [Mis]Calculating Overtime Pay
A chronic challenge is ensuring you and your payroll company calculate compensation correctly, especially for non-exempt employees. Companies run into sometimes-difficult hurdles when non-exempt, also known as hourly, empl…