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HR Alert: Minimize Your Risk of a Sexual Harassment Claim

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 28, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

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 employees...

HR Alert: Expanded Federal Protections for Pregnant Employees Arrive June 27th

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 27, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The federal government continues to expand employee protections for pregnant and postpartum employees. We recently talked about the federal PUMP Act. Now, employers will want to brush up on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...

HR Alert: More On Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 26, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Almost every day there seems to be a new headline involving advances or issues associated with artificial intelligence (AI). With AI technologies becoming more prevalent in the workplace, there’s an increased need for the development...

HR Alert: Weight & Height Discrimination in New York State

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 6, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York City recently passed a bill that would expand worker protections by preventing discrimination on the basis of height and weight. When Mayor Eric Adam signs this bill, which is expected sometime soon, it’ll become...

HR Alert: The Gender Pay Gap and Why Employers Should be Wary

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 18, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

You may be aware that March 14th each year is Equal Pay Day, and while that date has passed this year, it’s important that your employees are treated fairly every day. One of the greatest challenges the U.S. labor market...

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...

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HR Alert: Required Workplace Monitoring Policy

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 3, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In November, Governor Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York’s Civil Rights Law § 59 requiring all employers of whatever size (except the State or its political subdivisions) to give prior written notice if they intend...

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: HERO Act Model Plans Published

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 7, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we previously blogged, Governor Cuomo signed the HERO Act, and it requires employers to create an airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with creating...

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