Please join us as we discuss employment laws taking effect in 2022. John Diviney, a partner in the Employment & Labor Practice Group, will present the following topics:
- COVID and Vaccine Rules/Updates
- New York’s...more
1/26/2022
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers
On December 15, New York City issued clarifications to it prior vaccine mandate and those clarifications can be found here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-workplace-requirement.page.
As we advised in...more
12/21/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
New York ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The New York City Council just passed a new COVID vaccination bill requiring paid leave for parents per child per injection. Additionally, businesses and employees in New York City are subject to new vaccine mandates...more
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new guidance and questions and answers regarding COVID-19 issues confronting employers and employees. The EEOC’s Technical Assistance is...more
11/4/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Guidance Update ,
Medical Examinations ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Exemption ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations
The Delta variant, which increased COVID cases and hospitalizations, also prompted new federal and local COVID rules and mandates, and required employers to revisit their existing COVID policies.
OSHA announced a new...more
In the past week, there have been several overlapping laws enacted regarding COVID-19. On March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation which mandates that all New York employers provide paid leave of up to four...more
3/22/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Joe Biden ,
New York ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Self Employed ,
Small Business ,
Tax Credits ,
Vaccinations