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HR Alert Election Day is Coming

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 27, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As the 2022 elections on November 8th approach, it’s time for employers to brush up on New York’s laws regarding voting and paid time off to vote. Although there isn’t a federal law ensuring paid time off for employee voting,...

New York’s Paid Family Leave Act

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 28, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

New York State’s Paid Family Leave Act (PFL) is one of the strongest family leave laws in the United States. It covers most workers in the private sector, including part-time workers. Who Is Covered For PFL? Employees who work...

HR Alert: Is Overtime Required After Vacation and Sick Time? Maybe Not. . .

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 28, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

With vaccinations increasing, restrictions lifting, and summer returning, it’s likely employees will begin to use their vacation time again. If employees are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...

HR Alert: New York Issues Proposed Regulations for Paid Sick Leave

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 7, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We previously reported on New York’s enactment of Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”), for which accruals began on September 30, 2020 and become available for employees to use beginning January 1, 2021. More recently, we reported on the...

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HR Alert: Practical Guidance on New York’s Paid Sick Leave Law

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 22, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we previously reported, New York’s new Paid Sick Leave (PSL) requires all employers to provide sick leave each year. For very small employers with four or fewer employees, they must provide 40 hours of PSL annually – it’s...

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...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Employee Use of PTO

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 17, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

We’ve been writing about the many changes New York employers should be preparing for in order to comply with New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law. Another change that employers should be aware of is whether your employees...

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