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HR Alert: Wage Deductions Revisited

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 17, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

Pay Deductions – Can You Do It? Today, we want to talk about wage deductions. What’s allowed and what’s not in New York State? Although the Legislature and the New York Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards...

HR Alert: Court Vacates Federal Overtime Rules

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 20, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment.

Companies across the United States have been looking for guidance on the federal minimum wage increases scheduled for January 1, 2025. But on November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the overtime rules....

HR Alert: New York Cracks Down on Wage Theft

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 24, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Responsible New York employers know that they’re responsible to accurately compensate their employees. And, of course, no one likes not being paid for work they’ve performed. As it turns out, the New York government...

HR Alert: Federal Overtime Exemption Final Rule

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 1, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Today is July 1, 2024, and the new federal overtime rules take effect. Here’s what you need to know. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule increasing the salary thresholds of employees exempted...

HR Alert: An Overview of the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 18, 2024. Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we thought it appropriate to highlight a department in the U.S. Department of Labor that’s scarcely discussed yet extremely important: the Women’s Bureau. What’s the Women’s...

HR Alert: Independent Contractor/Employee Final Rule Is Out!

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 9, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced their final rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to determine whether workers are employees or independent...

HR Alert: New Law Creates Requirements When Hiring Freelancers

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 29, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York Governor Hochul has once again signed new legislation that will have a huge effect on the way you run your business. This time, the new law focuses on the hiring of freelance workers to perform certain services for...

HR Alert: Yet ANOTHER Employer Obligation in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 22, 2023. Posted in Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at The Coppola Firm! We’ve got more news from the NY Legislature and Department of Labor, and – as we’ve come to expect – it adds another obligation to employers...

HR Alert: The Breastfeeding Regs Are Here

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 21, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Anticipating a breastfeeding employee in your workforce anytime soon? You’re in luck. The long-awaited guidance finally is here: both federal and State agencies have graced employers with guidance on accommodating nursing...

HR Alert: There’s a New FMLA Poster

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 23, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment.

The United States Department of Labor, the DOL, has released an updated version of the Family and Medical Leave Act poster. The new poster boasts a new color scheme and layout. There are no new changes in the contents of...

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