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2024 Election: What Employers Need to Know About Employee Voting Leave

As election day 2024 approaches, it is crucial that employers are aware of and comply with state law requirements on employee rights to voting leave. While not all states impose obligations on employers, many states do...more

10/14/2024 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Federal Elections , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Voting Leave , Voting Rights , Wage and Hour

Labor Board Returns to Case-by-Case Approach for Determining Lawfulness of Work Rules

The National Labor Relations Board has again revised its standard for assessing whether an employer’s facially neutral work rules (rules that do not explicitly restrict Section 7 activities) unlawfully restrict employee...more

8/8/2023 / Boeing , Employee Handbooks , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , NLRA , NLRB , Protected Concerted Activity , Section 7 , Unions

Election Day Is Fast Approaching – Have You Prepared?

As Election Day approaches and despite the anticipated uptick in absentee ballots, employers should ensure they are in compliance with state law requirements related to employee voting rights. While not all states impose...more

9/21/2020 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Federal Elections , Policies and Procedures , Presidential Elections , State and Local Government , Time-Off Policies , Wage and Hour

New York City Releases FAQs, Additional Guidance On Lactation Room Law

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page and other additional guidance for the City’s lactation room law, which became effective March 18, 2019. The law...more

3/26/2019 / Breastfeeding , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Lactation Accommodation , NYCCHR , State Labor Laws , Undue Hardship , Wage and Hour

New York City Releases Model Policies For Lactation Room Law

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has released model policies for the City’s lactation room law, effective March 18, 2019....more

3/19/2019 / Commission on Human Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Lactation Accommodation , Parental Leave , Pregnancy Discrimination , State Labor Laws , Undue Hardship , Wage and Hour

New York City Employers Must Provide Lactation Rooms, Maintain Written Policy Starting March 18, 2019

Effective March 18, 2019, New York City employers with at least four workers must provide lactation rooms for employees and maintain a written policy for distribution to employees upon hire. The law was enacted on November...more

11/29/2018 / Breastfeeding , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Lactation Accommodation , State Labor Laws

Election Day Is Coming – What Are Your Obligations As An Employer?

With Election Day fast approaching, employers should ensure they are in compliance with state law requirements related to employee voting rights. While not all states impose requirements on employers, some impose time off...more

10/30/2018 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , State and Local Government , Voting Leave , Voting Rights

New York State Issues Final Guidance Regarding Combating Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

The State of New York has issued final guidance on combating sexual harassment in the workplace. This includes updated guidance on the mandatory sexual harassment prevention policies and annual employee training applicable to...more

10/3/2018 / Anti-Harassment Policies , Confidentiality Agreements , Employee Training , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Settlement Agreements , Sexual Harassment , State Labor Laws

New York City ‘Cooperative Dialogue’ Mandate Over Accommodations Requests Starts October 15

Employers covered by the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL) must engage in a “cooperative dialogue” with persons who may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the HRL beginning October 15, 2018. This...more

9/26/2018 / Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Reasonable Accommodation , State and Local Government

Reminder: New York City Employers Must Distribute Fact Sheet, Post Notice On Sexual Harassment Law By Sept. 6

Beginning September 6, 2018, all New York City employers must distribute the New York City Commission on Human Rights’ mandatory fact sheet on the “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act” to all new hires. Employers also may wish...more

9/6/2018 / Anti-Harassment Policies , Employee Training , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Policies , Sexual Harassment , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws

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