New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a...more
As an alternative to laying off employees, many retailers may be considering furloughs – unpaid leaves or drastic reductions in work hours or work schedules – that allow them to retain employees and possibly continue to...more
By now, most retailers and other employers have evaluated the impact, if any, that the new Department of Labor (DOL) regulations will have on their workforce beginning on December 1, 2016, when the minimum salary requirement...more