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HR Alert: Pregnant Workers’ Rights

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 28, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Two recent lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) serve as important reminders about consequences for violating the recently-enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In Alabama, the EEOC filed...

HR Alert: Teenaged Workers in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 25, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The New York Department of Labor (DOL) encourages businesses to pledge to support the rights of youth in their workplaces and to avoid and affirmatively report violations of the law that result in unsafe or unlawful conditions...

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: Minimize Your Risk of a Sexual Harassment Claim

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 28, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

New York State employers are held to both federal and State standards when it comes to sexual harassment laws and regulations. While New York requires mandatory annual training for all employees and training should help employees...

HR Alert: More On Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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

Almost every day there seems to be a new headline involving advances or issues associated with artificial intelligence (AI). With AI technologies becoming more prevalent in the workplace, there’s an increased need for the development...

HR Alert: What To Do About Workplace Time Theft

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 7, 2023. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Not all forms of theft in the workplace center on materials or equipment. Although employers and HR professionals may be familiar with the theft of cash, food, alcohol, and other resources, time theft is an under-the-radar...

HR Alert: Brand New Law Requires Time Off for CV19 Vaccine

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 15, 2021. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

On March 13, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (Labor Law § 196-c and Civil Service Law § 159-c) impacting all employers in New York. The new law allows public and private employees time off to receive the COVID-19...

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