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HR Alert: First Amendment in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 26, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As a business owner or HR professional, you’re often torn between the needs of your employees and the needs your clients and customers. This challenging dynamic is made harder by the polarizing opinions many of us have about...

HR Alert: FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 26, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Big news this week for employers and other businesses out there. On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning essentially all non-compete agreements between employers and employees nationwide....

HR Alert: Offensive Workplace Behavior under the National Labor Relations Act

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 22, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re a private employer with unionized employees, the past few years may have felt tumultuous. Whether you keep a watchful eye on changes in labor law or it all feels like a blur, a recent decision by the National...

HR Alert: NY DOL’s New Workplace Marijuana Guidance

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 25, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On March 31, 2021, New York’s Governor signed into law a statute that legalized the recreational use and possession of marijuana. On October 21, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance about marijuana...

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HR Alert: EEOC Files First COVID-19 Accommodation Lawsuit

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 28, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you give a moose a muffin, he’ll want some jam to go with it. We all knew it was coming. What happens when employees want to continue to work from home even after the rest of the company returns full-time to the office? This...

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