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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: Offensive Workplace Behavior under the National Labor Relations Act

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 22, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re a private employer with unionized employees, the past few years may have felt tumultuous. Whether you keep a watchful eye on changes in labor law or it all feels like a blur, a recent decision by the National...

Time to Amend Your Employee Handbooks… Again.

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 21, 2022. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Attention all employers and HR managers: a new law is on the books in New York State that could affect your sexual harassment policy. With the signing of new legislation effective July 14th, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul...

HR Alert: HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Proposed Regulations

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re an employer subject to the New York HERO Act (and if you’re a private employer in New York State, you probably are), you should start preparing to comply with the Department of Labor’s newly-released proposed...

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...

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