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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: New York Toughens Up Non-Disclosure Agreements in Discrimination Cases

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 23, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On November 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed NY State Senate Bill S4516 into law that greatly affects settlement agreements between employers and employees who choose to settle claims of discrimination, harassment, and...

HR Alert: NY Extends Statute of Limitations for Discrimination Claims

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 29, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Litigation.

Just when you thought you could close the book on a thorny issue involving an employee or ex-employee, New York State steps in and says: Not. So. Fast. On November 17, 2023. Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment...

HR Alert: Title VII Theories of Liability

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 30, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Welcome back to our series on Title VII. Our previous blog answered the “what” of Title VII. So, now let’s take a peek at the “how,” that is, how a claim generally is made by an employee against their employer using this longstanding...

HR Alert: What is Title VII?

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 26, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

You know from our previous blog that the EEOC is tasked with enforcing federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disability....

HR Alert: Expanded Federal Protections for Pregnant Employees Arrive June 27th

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 27, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The federal government continues to expand employee protections for pregnant and postpartum employees. We recently talked about the federal PUMP Act. Now, employers will want to brush up on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...

FDA Commits to Allow Doctors to Prescribe Abortion Pills via Telemedicine Visits

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 12, 2022. Posted in Business.

On December 16, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committed to a new policy that allows patients to receive abortion pills by mail. Prior FDA policy required patients to go in person to obtain the pills from a certified...

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