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HR Alert: Work Hours in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 30, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As a responsible New York employer, you’re required to know employment law inside out. This can seem like a tedious task. And that’s why we’re here. Today, we’re going to address two interrelated topics: Worker...

HR Alert: Work-Life Balance

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Although business owners and C Suite folks can get tired of hearing about work-life balance, we know that Americans on average work for an extra 400 hours annually compared to their counterparts in other developed nations....

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...

HR Alert: How Do We Successfully Engage Gen Z?

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 13, 2023. Posted in Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Generation Z, comprised of people born from 1997-2012 and also known as the post-millennial generation, is on track to be one of the best educated and diverse generations yet. As a consequence, it’s important to work...

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...

HR Alert: Religion in the Workplace, Groff v. DeJoy and Title VII

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

For those conscious of Supreme Court rulings, it might seem like the topic of religious accommodations is in perpetual limelight. But in a country where millions of people practice different religions and faiths, talk about...

Wrongful Death – Who Can Sue and For What?

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 29, 2020. Posted in Personal Injury.

Losing a loved one is always difficult. When a loved one dies sooner than they should have and someone else is at fault, then it’s even more difficult. In New York law, this is called wrongful death. A wrongful death action...

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: 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...

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