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HR Alert: PAID is Back

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 4, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released new guidelines under the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID). Allegedly, PAID is designed to help employers avoid costly litigation by self-reporting...

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: The Gender Pay Gap and Why Employers Should be Wary

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

You may be aware that March 14th each year is Equal Pay Day, and while that date has passed this year, it’s important that your employees are treated fairly every day. One of the greatest challenges the U.S. labor market...

HR Alert: Get Your Timing Right

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 21, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Most lawyers are aware that New York has a pay frequency statute for workers in various industries. But does everyone know this? For entrepreneurs and those new to human resources, watch out for Labor Law section 191 which...

HR Alert: Commission Sales & Overtime in A Retail Establishment

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 20, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Employers in the retail space long have struggled to determine whether their business is considered a “retail or service” establishment according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. This important distinction...

HR Alert: Stop Asking About Salary History Now!

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 30, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We’re reminding New York employers that the State’s ban on asking prospective employees about their salary history goes into effect on January 6, 2020. This means employers no longer are permitted to rely on a prospect’s...

HR Alert: NY’s Pay Equity Law Now In Effect

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 11, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment. 1 Comment

Effective October 8, 2019, New York Labor Law § 194 prohibits employers from paying employees who are a member of a protected class less than employees outside of that protected class to perform the same or substantially similar...

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