Employer Notice Requirements

FTC Invalidating Non-Competes: Wait and See or Act Now?

May 21, 2024Employer Notice Requirements, Employment Agreements, Federal Employment Developments

Unless blocked by a court order, most non-compete agreements issued by employers throughout the United States will be impermissible as of September 4, 2024. New rules issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC):

Invalidate current n... Read More..

New York Increasingly Protects Those Convicted of Crimes to Enable Future Employment

April 4, 2024Employer Notice Requirements, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers

Do you conduct background checks on your employees? What do you check for and why? Do you have clearly defined criteria on what types of information gleaned from a background check will be disqualifying for a potential new hire? New York law,... Read More..

Losing Out on Talent? Offensive Language in Your Offer Letter May Be the Problem

January 25, 2024Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, Employment Agreements, New York Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

Half of job seekers in a recent Gartner, Inc. survey reported that they backed out on an accepted job offer prior to starting. I remain stunned by this statistic, which suggests to me that employers have some issues with their hiring processes, b... Read More..

Why Non-Union Employers Need to Pay Attention to the NLRB

January 18, 2024Employer Notice Requirements, Employment Agreements, Federal Employment Developments, HR Policies

The overwhelming majority (nearly 90 percent, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) of workers in the United States are not unionized. And yet, in the private sector most of those non-unionized workers have... Read More..

Remote Employees Nationwide May Trigger Special Rights in Group Terminations Under NY Law

August 15, 2023Employer Notice Requirements, New York Employers, Others

With just a handful of words, the NYS Department of Labor has turned upside down the purpose of the state’s WARN Act and imposed a plethora of ne... Read More..

All New York Employers Need to Add Policies and Modify Practices to Comply with New State and Federal Protections for Employees Expressing Breast Milk

July 11, 2023Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, Leaves and Accommodations, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

Five years after New York City began requiring employers to provide accommodations for employees expressing breast milk at work and adopt lactation accommodation policies with very specific provisions, New York State has added its own law on the s... Read More..

First of Its Kind Temp Workers Bill of Rights Impacts Temp Firms and the Businesses Retaining Their Services

June 21, 2023Employer Notice Requirements, New Jersey Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

New Jersey employers planning their headcount allocation and staff augmentation for the late summer and fall should be mindful of the significant new employment law protections that temporary workers in the state will have. The New Jersey Tempora... Read More..

Small Businesses Are Easily Ensnared by New NYC Hiring Laws

May 5, 2023Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York City Employers

Small businesses that use LinkedIn, Indeed or any online platform to recruit for positions must be wary of the ways in which they can easily pull themselves into the requirements of New York City’s new rules related to AI in hiring. This is possi... Read More..