LEL Blog

COVID Mandates Have Lessened But Employers Still Have Obligations

May 16, 2022Connecticut Employers, COVID-19, Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Alexandra Lapes and Tracey I. Levy New York State employers may now suspend implementation of their infectious disease prevention plans (otherwise known as HERO Act plains), as the state’s order designating COVID-19 as a highly contagious co... Read More..

New Fed Arbitration Ban Warrants Employers Redouble Measures to Prevent Workplace Harassment

February 9, 2023Connecticut Employers, Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, Harassment/Discrimination, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York Employers, Workplace Training

By Tracey I. Levy In the aftermath of #MeToo, state legislatures across the country adopted a range of new employment law protections, typically focused around four objectives:

advising employees of their legal rights and obligatio... Read More..

Wait, I Have to Pay Employees for Separate COVID Leave?

February 4, 2022COVID-19, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Alexandra Lapes and Tracey I. Levy Employers in New York State, New York City, and New Jersey must be aware of continuing COVID leave obligations, particularly concerning paid sick leave, that remain in effect despite the expiration of the f... Read More..

Persistent Pay Inequity Drives Legal Mandates for Employers to Publicly Post Wages Being Offered

January 30, 2022Connecticut Employers, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Tri-State Employers, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy and Alexandra Lapes Five or six years ago, in speaking with a start-up client about social media policies and wage transparency, the client explained they made available to all on their intranet a spreadsheet with salary infor... Read More..

NYC Pushes Emerging National Trend to Regulate AI in Hiring Decisions

January 17, 2022Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York City Employers

By Alexandra Lapes and Tracey I. Levy New York City is near the forefront of an emerging trend of regulating an employer’s use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions. Employers and HR professionals use AI to collect and scan large... Read More..

NY Employers Must Recognize Employee Requests for Workplace Safety Committees

January 10, 2022COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers

By Nida Jamshed and Tracey I. Levy New York employers focusing on COVID-19 compliance may overlook additional workplace health and safety obligations imposed by the HERO Act, for which the New York State Department of Labor issued proposed regu... Read More..

Diverging Vaccine Mandates at NYC/NYS/Fed Levels Present Pitfalls for Unwary Employers

December 21, 2021COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Others

By: Alexandra Lapes and Tracey I. Levy Employers in New York face a panoply of overlapping and inconsistent obligations at the local, state and federal levels as the government seeks to contend with the latest threats from COVID-19. New York i... Read More..

3 Actions for NY Employers to Mitigate Risk Under Expansive New Whistleblower Law

December 8, 2021Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York Employers, Workplace Training

By Tracey I. Levy New York has adopted new whistleblower law protections effective January 26, 2022 that create substantial liability exposure for employers. Employees – both current and former, as well as individuals working as independent co... Read More..

NYC’s Condemnation of Employment At-Will Chases a Bogeyman to Correct for Bad Management

December 1, 2021Employee Relations, Employer Notice Requirements, HR Policies, New York City Employers

By Tracey I. Levy Crain’s New York Business reported in its November 22, 2021 issue that six of the seven New York City Council speaker candidates support modifying or ending the concept of employment at-will, in favor of a “just cause” ... Read More..