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HR Alert: Teen Employee Bill of Rights

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 12, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York Governor Hochul recently unveiled a Youth Workers’ Bill of Rights – this serves as a great reminder of the considerations that come with employing teenagers. Teens have restrictions on what jobs they can...

HR Alert: Failure to Report – New Lawsuits from the EEOC

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 31, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing 15 different employers across ten different states – including one in New York (EEOC v. Commodore Construction Corp.) – for failing to file demographic...

HR Alert: Employer Resources for Workplace Mental Health

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 31, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we’ve previously discussed on our blog, mental health continues to be an area of focus and an area of continuous improvement for employers. Many employers say that they’re committed to improving workplace mental...

HR Alert: Updated EEOC Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late April 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace. This marks the first time new guidance has been published on workplace harassment since 1999. The...

HR Alert: New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 7, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York is the first State in the country to establish a paid prenatal leave benefit for pregnant workers. The New York paid prenatal personal leave amendment was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on April 19, 2024 and will...

HR Alert: FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 26, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Big news this week for employers and other businesses out there. On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning essentially all non-compete agreements between employers and employees nationwide....

HR Alert: Final Regulations on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Out!

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 16, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As you might recall, the federal government expanded employee protections for pregnant employees last year through the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In a previous blog, we discussed workplace actions that the PWFA explicitly...

HR Alert: COVID-19 Sick Leave Still in Effect in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 11, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

While we’re no longer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there still are laws in effect that were enacted during the pandemic. One is COVID-19 sick leave, which was passed in the pandemic’s very first days. Enacted...

HR Alert: New Agreement Between NLRB and OSHA Creates New Challenges

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 20, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is meant to strengthen information sharing and collaboration...

HR Alert: Preserving Evidence in a Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation Lawsuit

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 19, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation.

It’s an unfortunate fact that employees are increasingly making claims against their employers, whether legitimate or not. These claims may be at an administrative agency such as the EEOC or NY Division of Human Rights or they...

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