Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough to meet the salary thresholds necessary for an employee to maintain their exempt...more
1/14/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its highly anticipated final rule, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees" (the Final Rule),...more
Over the closing months of 2023, New York lawmakers at both the state and local levels were busy passing new legislation impacting the workplace. As a result, New York employers should take some time to familiarize themselves...more
2/1/2024
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Employee Rights ,
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New York ,
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Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Retaliation ,
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Settlement Agreements ,
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Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the long-awaited Secure Act 2.0 of 2022 (Secure Act 2.0 or the Act), adding another round of major retirement plan changes to those made by the first Setting Every...more
2/22/2023
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403(b) Plans ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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SECURE Act ,
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