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Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Employees in the NYC Fast Food Industry Will No Longer be Considered "At-Will"

Lauren Lieb at will employment , Employment Law

The NYC Council enacted two bills which effectively ended "at will" employment for employees in the New York City fast food industry. Mordy Yankovich, Esq. shares the updates to the law in the February issue of the Law Journal, The Suffolk Lawyer.

Click HERE for the link to the article.

How to Track a Remote Employee’s Hours Worked in Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , fair labor standards act

Creating and issuing clear policies and enforcing such policies will make managing remote employees less onerous and less costly. Mordy Yankovich, Esq. provides policy advice in The Suffolk Lawyer.

CLICK HERE to review the full article.

Coronavirus: What Employers Need to Know

Lauren Lieb coronavirus , Employment Law

Tune in Sunday 3/8/20 at noon on LI News Radio 103.9 FM where Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich discuss employers responsibilities in addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the perspective of an employment lawyer. Learn about protective measures employers can take and how to handle a quarantine in the workplace.

After the show airs - the Podcast will be available here.

Top 5 Labor and Employment Laws of 2019

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , Mordy Yankovich

Mordy Yankovich, Esq. shares the top 5 employment laws that will have an impact in the workplace in 2020.

Read the full article published in The Suffolk Lawyer here.

Employers Exposure When Firing a Pregnant Employee

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , employment discrimination

Attorneys Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich share tips for employers who want to fire a pregnant employee due to employment issues. Learn how the exposure can be over 6 figures and what employers need to do to protect themselves from a lawsuit.

Real Tips HR: Non-Compete Agreements & Exposure

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

As the NYC tech scene keeps getting bigger and bigger, we are seeing more and more employees trying to get poached from one company to another. They are getting thrown oodles of money to leave their jobs. Attorneys Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich share tips on what employees should know when switching jobs when they signed non-compete agreements. Learn what is enforceable and what type of exposure employees and new employers face.

Employers May be Exposed to a Sex Discrimination Lawsuit From...an Alleged Harasser?

Lauren Lieb #metoo , discrimination law

In this “Me Too” era, it is logical that an employer’s reflexive reaction to receiving a complaint of harassment from a female employee is to immediately fire the alleged male harasser. However, while the employer may believe that firing the male employee will protect the employer from a lawsuit by the female employee, such impulsive action without a thorough unbiased investigation may expose the employer to a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by . . . the alleged male perpetrator.

Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in the Suffolk Lawyer here.

Real Tips HR: How Employers Should Respond to Requests For Religious Time Off

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , employment discrimination

Employment law experts Andrew Lieb, Esq. and Mordy Yankovich, Esq advise employers how to put policies in place and respond to requests by employees to take additional time off for religious reasons.

Watch this short video clip

Real Tips HR: The Timing of Terminating an Employee

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Employers need to quickly fire an employee to reduce exposure. Employment experts Mordy Yankovich and Andrew Lieb share tips in this short clip.

Real Tips HR: How to accommodate pregnant employees in the workplace

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Mordy Yankovich and Andrew Lieb discuss employers duty to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees if there is a condition related to the pregnancy that affects how the employee can perform their job duties.

Watch this short clip here.

Real Tips HR: What happens if an employer takes away a benefit that an employee already earned?

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Employment law experts Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich discuss removing accrued benefits to employees in this short clip.

Real Tips HR: Can Employers Fire an Employee Accused of Sexual Harassment?

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

In this #metoo movement, employers must know how to react when an employee gets accused of sexual harassment. Can employers just fire someone on the spot? Andrew Lieb and Mordy Yankovich explain the answer in this short clip.

Supreme Court Rules That an Employer Can Forfeit its Right to Challenge an Employees Failure to Exhaust His or Her Administrative Remedies

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , Mordy Yankovich

The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that an employee’s failure to exhaust his or her administrative remedies in a discrimination claim pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) does not divest the court of jurisdiction. An employer’s ability to challenge an employee’s failure to exhaust his or her administrative remedies may, thus, be waived if not raised in a timely manner.

Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in The Suffolk Lawyer here.

Real Tips HR: New Discrimination Standard in NYS Coming Soon

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Jokes which previously did not rise to the level for discrimination in the State of New York because they weren't pervasive may now qualify for a claim. Learn how even non-employees can bring suit for being offended by sex jokes. It's time to get your sexual harassment training today at www.discriminationpreventiontraining.com

The Court of Appeals Salvages the Home Health Care Industry by Upholding the DOL's "13-Hour Rule"

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , Mordy Yankovich

Employers in the home health care industry can breathe a sigh of relief as New York State’s Highest Court ruled that home health care aids do not have to be paid for their entire 24-hour shift, so long as certain conditions are met. Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in The Suffolk Lawyer Here

Real Tips HR: How to fire an ugly employee (episode 7)

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Everything employers need to know about firing an ugly employee.

Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors: A Costly Mistake

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , Independent Contractors

Misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can be devastating to an employer. Employers can potentially be liable for back wages, overtime pay, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees and stark penalties for failure to withhold applicable taxes, pay workers compensation and unemployment insurance. Learn how to avoid significant financial consequences prior to classifying them as independent contractors.

Read the full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in The Suffolk Lawyer here.

Real Tips HR | Emotional distress is real and can result in 6 figure settlements

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Employment Law

Neither physical contact nor physical injury is required to file a discrimination case. In this short video, Andrew Lieb, Esq. and Mordy Yankovich, Esq. illustrate the real exposure employers face from discrimination lawsuits including emotional distress damages, lost wages, punitive damages and attorneys' fees.

Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors: A Costly Mistake

Lauren Lieb Employment Law , Mordy Yankovich

Misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can be devastating to an employer.

Employers can potentially be liable for back wages, overtime pay, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees and additional penalties for failure to withhold applicable taxes, pay workers compensation and unemployment insurance.

Learn what happens when employers self-classify workers as independent contractors and issue them a 1099.

Review full article by Mordy Yankovich, Esq. published in The Suffolk Lawyer here.

Employers With Independent Contractors - What You Need To Know About The New Law Requiring Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Lauren Lieb Andrew Lieb , Independent Contractors

Andrew Lieb, Esq. and Mordy Yankovich, Esq. clarify what employers need to know about the new NYS and NYC laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training.

Watch this clip and learn about your responsibilities and exposure.

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