The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just issued a Non-Compete Clause Rule banning all Non-Competes. This Final Rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition for persons to, among other things, enter into non-compete clauses. While this Final Rule does not include a salary threshold, it does allow...
Showing posts with label employment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label employment. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Attorney Andrew Lieb is conducting a Continuing Legal Education course on Thursday, March 14, 2024 through the Connecticut Bar Association. Proving and Calculating Front Pay and Back Pay in Employment Cases (EDU240314)About the ProgramThis course is designed to empower Connecticut Attorneys evaluating discrimination...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
On December 22, 2023 Governor Hochul vetoed Bill A01278. This bill would have fundamentally altered New York State's Labor Law by prohibiting non-compete agreements and additional restrictive covenants in labor and employment contracts.This bill would have addressed the usage of non-compete agreements in employment contracts....
Friday, October 09, 2020
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Oct
On September 30, 2020, the Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published additional frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) regarding an employer’s reporting requirements for in-patient hospitalizations and fatalities for employees who contracted COVID at work. The new FAQs require employers to report...
Monday, August 10, 2020
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Aug
On August 5, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance explaining exposure to a discrimination lawsuit for employers who fire their staff for taking opioids. To avoid being sued, employers must take the following steps upon discovering that an employee is taking opioids: 1. Determine...
Friday, June 05, 2020
5-Step
Plan to Reopen Your Long Island Business
We
are reopening throughout Long Island!
Phase
2 is Wednesday - Are you ready to open your business?
Reopening
isn’t just going back to work – there are 5 steps that businesses must take to
open their doors if they want to avoid legal troubles.
Step
1....
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
24
Mar
Beyond injuring others and being a terrible person, have you looked-up the exposure for violating Executive Order 202.8.
To remind you, 202.8 is what provides, in pertinent part, that "[e]ach employer shall reduce the in-person workforce at any work locations by 100% no later than March 22 at 8 p.m."
As to exposure for...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
15
Oct
On August 12. 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation implementing extensive reforms to the New York State Human Rights Law, which dramatically increases protections for victims of discrimination and harassment in the workplace and makes it exceedingly more difficult for employers to defend against such claims.
Mordy...
Monday, September 30, 2019
More discrimination lawsuits are on the horizon in NYC based upon the City's Commission of Human Rights new enforcement guidelines concerning immigration status and national origin.
Landlords, merchants, and employers now face up to $250,000 in fines for using terms and phrases like "illegal alien", "alien", and "speak...
