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HR Alert: FMLA Refresher

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 10, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s been a long, hot summer. Time for a nice, cold . . . FMLA refresher! Business owners, human resources professionals, and company managers – do you remember all the criteria that allow an employee to use FMLA leave? Let’s...

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HR Alert: Department of Labor Announces New FMLA Forms

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 29, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released new forms for employers and employees to use when an employee requests Family and Medical Leave (FMLA). They’re free to access on the DOL’s website. The new forms are...

HR Alert: NLRB Eases Standard For Employee Discipline Related To Profane Outbursts

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 28, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On July 21, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (commonly referred to as the NLRB) eased the standard for judging whether an employer can discipline an employee for abusive or offensive language used during the course...

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...

Employer FAQs About COVID-19

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 10, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment. 1 Comment

Be sure to check out our last post about what employers need to know about COVID-19. Here, we’re answering some of the most common questions that we’ve heard from our New York employer clients. Can employees be required to...

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HR Alert: What Employers Need To Know About Coronavirus Now

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 2, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment. 1 Comment

The first case of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has been confirmed in New York State. In this post, we provide an overview of what New York employers need to know. Of course employers should monitor employee travel,...

Stay Informed!

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