Entrepreneurship
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…
Corporate Transparency Act – It’s Back in Business for Small Businesses
As happens with legislation that’s making its way through the court system, sometimes a law is enjoined, and then other times, the injunction is stayed or held in abeyance. As we wrote about mere weeks ago, the Corpo…
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: 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…
Corporate Transparency Act Blocked!
The Corporate Transparency Act Is Enjoined A Texas federal court issued a preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) – that is, the federal requirement that small business ownership informati…
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…
The MWBE Series – #6 Other Criteria
We’re back with our final post in our series on gaining or recertifying your MWBE status in New York State. We’ve talked about the ownership requirement, the operation requirement, the control requirements, and the indepen…
HR Alert: Don’t Let Middle East Conflicts Affect Your Workplace
The war in the Middle East and unrest throughout the world has resulted in hate-fueled attacks and increased use of hateful language in our day-to-day lives. With the surge in anti-semitism and other forms of hate, New Yor…
The MWBE Series – #5 Independence
We’re back with our guide to gaining or recertifying your MWBE status in New York State. We’ve previously talked about the ownership requirement, the operation requirement, and the control requirement. Today, we’ll be talk…
The MWBE Series – #4 Control
Welcome to the fourth post in our MWBE series. We’ve already covered some of the certification criteria – we’ve discussed ownership and operations so far this month. Today, we’ll be discussing the next cr…