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HR Alert: Is Business Casual the New Norm?

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 26, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed our business world in many ways. One of the changes is a greater acceptance of business casual dress codes. During the pandemic, employers advertised casual dress codes to attract candidates for...

HR Alert: New Public Employer Obligation in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 10, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

On September 7, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation which requires public employers to create an operation plan in order to protect employees in the event another communicable disease-related public health...

HR Alert: The EEOC Provides Guidance on the Intersection between COVID-19 and EEO Laws

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 15, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As workplaces plan to re-open, employers should heed new COVID-19 related guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As the guidance makes clear, responding to COVID-19 is ripe with potential to run afoul...

HR Alert: Paid Sick Leave In NYS

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 19, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment. 1 Comment

On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law paid sick leave legislation to guarantee pay for those under quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know with respect to paid leave and COVID-19: If...

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Tag: pandemic

HR Alert: Is Business Casual the New Norm?

HR Alert: New Public Employer Obligation in New York

HR Alert: The EEOC Provides Guidance on the Intersection between COVID-19 and EEO Laws

HR Alert: Paid Sick Leave In NYS