New York employers, take heed: sweeping expansions to New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 740 have fundamentally redefined the protections afforded to whistleblowers within the state. The revised law took effect on January 26,...more
2/7/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Internal Reporting ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New York ,
Punitive Damages ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
2021 is here, and with the new year comes changes for New York employers seeking to ensure full compliance with newly effective laws, or changes to the law, throughout the State. Employers are well-advised to review the...more
12/31/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Just Cause ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Although there have only been a handful of confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or the “coronavirus”) within the United States so far, employers are nevertheless well-advised to take affirmative steps to...more
2/11/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Health and Safety ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Labor Regulations ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Risk Management ,
Traveling Employee ,
Workplace Safety
Last month, New York City joined an emerging national trend toward increased protections for independent contractors and freelance workers, adopting a new law, Int. 136-A, extending to independent contractors and freelancers...more
11/25/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Misclassification ,
NYCHRL ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour