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HR Alert: NY Extends Statute of Limitations for Discrimination Claims

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 29, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation.

Just when you thought you could close the book on a thorny issue involving an employee or ex-employee, New York State steps in and says: Not. So. Fast. On November 17, 2023. Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment...

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: In New York, employees’ views are their own

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 13, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Hochul signs new legislation to protect against political and religious discrimination. This autumn, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that prohibits employers from disciplining workers who chose not to...

HR Alert: Title VII Theories of Liability

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 30, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Welcome back to our series on Title VII. Our previous blog answered the “what” of Title VII. So, now let’s take a peek at the “how,” that is, how a claim generally is made by an employee against their employer using this longstanding...

HR Alert: What is Title VII?

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

You know from our previous blog that the EEOC is tasked with enforcing federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disability....

HR Alert: Wage Theft is Now a Crime in New York!

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 24, 2023. Posted in Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Last month, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that updated New York Penal Law section 155. This new law makes wage theft a criminal larceny, and it went into effect immediately. The updated Penal Law...

HR Alert: Amended Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect September 17th

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 31, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

As we previously shared, New York’s pay transparency law is set to take effect on September 17, 2023. Earlier this year, state lawmakers amended the impending law to clarify what types of jobs are covered by the law while...

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 York’s proposed ban of non-compete agreements – what does it mean?

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 20, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The New York Assembly recently passed a bill to entirely ban the use of non-compete agreements. The bill seemingly was introduced in response to the FTC’s proposed rule regarding non-compete agreements that was released in...

HR Alert: Supreme Court and Religious Accommodations

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

In a rare moment of unity, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy this summer, marking the end of the “more than de minimis” standard for religious accommodations under Title VII. Released on June...

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