- The President signed the FFCRA into law on March 18, 2020. The Act will go into effect “not later than 15 days after the date of enactment” (i.e., no later than April 2, 2020). Most employers with 500 or fewer employees are...more
3/25/2020
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Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
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Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour
- The continued spread of COVID-19 presents employers with an array of unprecedented workforce management and public health challenges.
- Decisions that employers may be called upon to make implicate a variety of...more
3/10/2020
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Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paid Leave ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Salaried Employees ,
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Workplace Safety
• New York’s Paid Family Leave Law went into effect on January 1, 2018.
• All New York employers are impacted.
• New York employers have an obligation to notify employees of their right to paid family leave.
• Firms...more
New York City’s new Mass Transit Benefits Law (MTBL) takes effect on January 1, 2016. The law requires covered firms to offer eligible employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to pay for certain qualified transit...more