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Showing posts with label labor law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label labor law. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 04, 2025

SCOTUS Makes It Harder for Workers to Recover Wages

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On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera that employers only need to prove that employees are exe...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

New Rule Targets Salary History to Close Gender and Racial Pay Gaps

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has taken a significant step towards addressing gender and racial pay disparities within the Federa...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

No More Non-Competes VETOED

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On December 22, 2023 Governor Hochul vetoed Bill A01278 . This bill would have fundamentally altered New York State's Labor Law by prohi...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Statewide 'Freelance Isn't Free Act' Enacted - Real Estate Brokers, Pay Attention

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On November 22, 2023 Governor Hochul signed Bill A06040 into law thereby creating Labor Law 191-d, the "freelance isn't free act....
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Employers to be Required to Learn Technology in NYS

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The NYS Senate joined the Assembly in passing a new law, A7595 , that will require copies of certain documents physically posted in a workpl...
Tuesday, January 04, 2022

NYS Adopts Sick Leave Rules & Leave Many Employers with Questions

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New York State has adopted Sick Leave requirements for employers to follow under NY Labor Law § 196-b . With the new rule having become effe...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

New Law Permits Employees to Petition Employers to Implement a "Shared Work" Program without Fear of Retaliation.

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Governor Hochul signed Bill A07373 into law yesterday which permits employees to petition their employer (in writing, within ten (10) days ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Home Construction Injuries - How to Get Sued and Lose

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Generally, homeowners are exempt from liability for construction-related injuries that happen in their home.  However, homeowners become lia...
Monday, February 08, 2021

Construction GCs Should Videotape Their Worksites to Avoid Lawsuits

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Typically, when a construction worker gets injured on the job from an elevated fall, it's a slam dunk case against the GC.  In fact, Lab...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

NYS releases sexual harassment training videos that DO NOT comply with NYS Law

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Ironically, NYS has released videos to comply with the NYS required sexual harassment training under Labor Law 201-g. However, the website f...
Friday, November 09, 2018

Why Employers Should Outsource Sexual Harassment Trainings & Policies

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Many employers are saying that they will write sexual harassment policies and conduct the mandatory trainings themselves, but they will qu...