HR Policies

Supreme Court Rulings Bolster Employers’ Ability to Challenge Administrative Agency Actions

July 8, 2024Federal Employment Developments, HR Policies, Wage and Hour Laws

Employers' and business organizations' legal challenges to recent federal agency determinations in the areas of employment, labor, and wage and hour laws have all been bolstered by the Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprise... Read More..

Alert to NYS Employers: Extensive Paid Break Time Required Daily for Nursing Employees
June 20, 2024 HR Policies, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Wage and Hour Laws

Employers face substantial additional payment obligations for employees who need to express breastmilk in the workplace under the terms of a model policy issued by the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) that implements recent amendments to... Read More..

New York Increasingly Protects Those Convicted of Crimes to Enable Future Employment
April 4, 2024 Employer 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..

NYS Restricts Hush Money for Workplace Complaints of Harassment and Discrimination
March 28, 2024 Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New York Employers

Are our case studies too obvious? Are we now at a point where everyone understands that sexual harassment is not acceptable? Should our harassment prevention workshops be focused less on harassment and more on the subtleties of bullying behaviors?... Read More..

DEI or IED? Will Renaming Save Diversity Initiatives?
March 13, 2024 Federal Employment Developments, HR Policies, Workplace Training

How important is a name? It is a question driven to the forefront by the recent backlash against “DEI” – diversity, equity and inclusion programs that many employers put in place to diversify their workforces. After an explosion of such initiati... Read More..

Rising Pay Thresholds May Impede Classifying NYS Employees as Overtime Exempt
February 29, 2024 Federal Employment Developments, HR Policies, New York Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

With recent increases that took effect January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in New York is now $16 per hour in New York City and the immediately surrounding suburban counties, and $15 per hour in the rest of the state. Connecticut is at $15.69 and N... Read More..

Legacy of an Unsung Hero: Move Beyond a Medical Diagnosis to Reach Talented Individuals
February 1, 2024 Employee Relations, Federal Employment Developments, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, Leaves and Accommodations

This week our family buried an intellectually brilliant, fiercely determined, infallibly kind individual who lived a far longer, fuller life than any doctor might have predicted. Diagnosed with a progressive, increasingly degenerative medical cond... Read More..

Why Non-Union Employers Need to Pay Attention to the NLRB
January 18, 2024 Employer 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..

Employers Need to Prepare for NYS Restrictions on Accessing Employees’ Personal Social Media Accounts
January 10, 2024 Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York Employers

New York will soon join the majority of states that prohibit employers from requesting or requiring job applicants or employees to provide their personal social media information. First enacted in Maryland more than a decade ago, these laws grant... Read More..

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