LEL Blog

NYC Upends Employment at Will – Revolutionary Change in the Fundamentals of US Employment Law

November 28, 2021Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, New York City Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy Employment "at will" -- the ability to fire an individual for any reason or no reason at all and the individual's right to quit at any time -- has been the bedrock principle of the employment relationship in the United States ... Read More..

Employers Keep Getting Pounded: TAKEAWAYS for Winter 2020/21

February 12, 2021Connecticut Employers, COVID-19, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers

We invite New York, New Jersey and Connecticut employers to view the latest issue of Takeaways, our quarterly newsletter covering the most recent employment law changes. For ... Read More..

NYS Employers Required to Provide Multiple Rounds of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

January 26, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Tracey I. Levy Employers in New York State may have to pay employees at full salary for more than six weeks of COVID-19 leave (in addition to all other paid leave benefits offered by the employer or mandated by law) under new Read More..

Even Small Employers Have Data Protection Requirements Under the NYS “Shield” Act

January 22, 2021Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York Employers

By Alexandra Lapes New York employers responding to the pandemic may have overlooked data privacy requirements that took full effect in March 2020 as part of the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (“Shield”) Act. The Shield Act re... Read More..

Paternalism in the Age of COVID-19 Can Trip Up Well-Meaning Employers

January 17, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers

By Tracey I. Levy Employers are authorized, and to some degree required, to intrude into their employees' personal lives and health issues as a screening tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. It is critical to remember, howe... Read More..

Extension of FFCRA Credit Helps NYS Employers

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy As a post-script to our last blog post, the latest federal COVID-19 relief package, which was signed into la... Read More..

FFCRA Is Ending, But NYS Employers Still Have COVID-Leave Obligations

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which provides up to two weeks of paid, job-protected sick leave to covered employees for a variety of COVID-related reasons, and additional leave for care of a child rela... Read More..

Structuring a Paid Sick Leave Policy for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

January 27, 2021HR Policies, Paid Leave Time, Tri-State Employers

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes By this January 2021, paid sick leave laws will impact all employers throughout the tri-state area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. The laws have some commonalities, but there are notable differen... Read More..

Three Key Employment Items to Address Before the New Year

January 27, 2021Connecticut Employers, Employer Notice Requirements, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave, Tri-State Employers, Wage and Hour Laws, Workplace Training

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes As the new year quickly approaches, employers should aim to update their policies and practices to stay legally compliant and prepare their workforce for the new year. In particular, employers in New York... Read More..