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5 common wage and hour violations
When you work hard for your employer, you deserve to be paid fairly for the work you do. However, some employers don’t pay employees fairly for their efforts, which happens more often than you may think. In 2019, the United States Department of Labor recovered more…
What is pregnancy discrimination?
Federal laws prohibit many discriminatory practices The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act forbids biased treatment based on pregnancy status in businesses with more than 15 employees. This includes discrimination based on whether an employee may become pregnant in the future, harassment toward pregnant employees, or refusal to hire…
New York employers must understand COVID-19 paid leave requirements
New York employers face unique challenges in dealing with the extreme impacts of the novel coronavirus on their workplaces. One major issue for employers, especially in our hard-hit city, is the legal right to COVID-19-related paid leave that Congress promptly created in response to the…
New York State’s fiscal year 2021 budget bill creates new sick leave requirements
The upcoming months and year will bring changes to sick leave requirements across New York state beginning on September 30, 2020. Starting on January 1, 2021, employers must allow eligible employees to use their earned sick time and return to their job after taking legitimate…
New York requirements for a valid noncompete agreement
Many employers are concerned that a valued employee with in-depth understanding of the business will leave to work for a key competitor or start a competing business. At the same time, it is normal for a person to make career moves within the same industry,…
Does it violate the Equal Pay Act to base new employees’ salary on their prior salaries?
The federal Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying women less than men for doing the same work, except in certain circumstances. If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a recent case from California, its ruling could define the limits of an employer’s ability…
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