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HR Alert: Sweeping Changes To New York Law Preventing Discrimination & Harassment In the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 20, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

This week, the New York Senate and Assembly passed a bill that calls for major expansion of New York State laws protecting employees. We expect that the Governor will soon sign the bill into law. Here’s what employers need...

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Law Firm Launches Convenient & Affordable Compliance Solution

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 27, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The Coppola Firm is pleased to announce the first of its kind in Upstate New York: online sexual harassment prevention training by licensed attorneys. Recognizing that businesses of all sizes, particularly small businesses,...

HR Alert: Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana to be Unlawful In NYC

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 13, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The New York City Administrative Code now makes it unlawful for most NYC employers to test employees for marijuana as a condition of employment. This became law on May 10, 2019 and becomes effective in one year, that is, on...

HR Alert: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Cases on LGBTQ+ Workplace Bias

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 22, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

During its next term, which begins in October, the U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear three cases that should result in a ruling about whether federal workplace discrimination laws (commonly known as Title VII) protect sexual...

HR Alert: Can Employers Use Compensation History To Justify Wage Disparities Between Men & Women?

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 11, 2019. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The United States Supreme Court has reversed a landmark decision that would have prevented employers from relying on an employee’s compensation history to justify pay disparities between men and women. The Supreme Court did...

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

Written by Lisa Coppola 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,...

HR Alert: Natural Hair Is Protected For NYC Employees

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 23, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

The NYC Commission on Human Rights now requires New York City employers to permit their employees to maintain natural hairstyles that are “ closely associated with their racial, ethnic, or cultural identities.” This includes...

Train the Trainers: Sexual Harassment Prevention

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 12, 2019. Posted in Continuing Legal Education.

New York Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws Training the Trainers CLE on April 11th The Coppola Firm announces a one-hour CLE on April 11, 2019 from 5:30-6:30. The one-credit-hour CLE will give attorneys the tools they need...

HR Alert: Paid Family Leave for Organ Donation Surgery in NY

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

Effective February 3, 2019, New York employees can take paid family leave to care for a family member who’s preparing for or recovering from surgery related to organ or tissue donation. This change results from the Living...

The Supreme Court & Age Discrimination

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 21, 2018. Posted in Business, Employment.

Supreme Court clarifies that ADEA age discrimination rules apply to small State governments.

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