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HR Alert: Failure to Report – New Lawsuits from the EEOC

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 31, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing 15 different employers across ten different states – including one in New York (EEOC v. Commodore Construction Corp.) – for failing to file demographic...

HR Alert: A Local Lesson on Gender Discrimination

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 5, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

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, managers,...

HR Alert: ADA and GINA Compliance in the Hiring Process

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 6, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

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-Discrimination...

No More Notarization Requirement in Civil Lawsuits

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 31, 2023. Posted in Business, Litigation.

As most litigators know, in order to submit evidence to a court, typically clients and other witnesses – often including certain health care providers – are required to swear out affidavits. An affidavit generally...

HR Alert: NY Court Weighs in on Employment Contract Arbitration Clauses

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 1, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In March 2022, the federal government began prohibiting forced arbitration of sexual harassment and sexual assault disputes. These sorts of arbitration provisions are commonly contained in many employment agreements, and where...

HR Alert: New Veterans’ Benefits Poster in NYS

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 4, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If your business is located in New York and you employ more than 50 employees, you’ll want to make sure you’re compliant with a change to NY Labor Law section 201-H. The law became effective January 1, 2023. If your business...

HR Alert: Don’t Retaliate for Lawful Absences

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In November 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law which amends New York Labor Law section 215. The new law goes into effect on February 18, 2023. The amendment provides that employers may not punish or...

HR Alert: NY DOL’s New Workplace Marijuana Guidance

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 25, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On March 31, 2021, New York’s Governor signed into law a statute that legalized the recreational use and possession of marijuana. On October 21, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance about marijuana...

HR Alert: New York Issues Proposed Regulations for Paid Sick Leave

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 7, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We previously reported on New York’s enactment of Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”), for which accruals began on September 30, 2020 and become available for employees to use beginning January 1, 2021. More recently, we reported on the...

HR Alert: NY’s GENDA Protects Gender Identity & Expression In The Workplace

Written by Support on February 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Effective February 24, 2019, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act became law in New York. It protects individuals from harassment or discrimination based on their gender identity or expression. For New York employers,...

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