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Real Workplace Issues

Welcome to to the Real Workplace Issues Archive, a collection of our periodic newsletters dedicated to providing our clients and friends with practical, everyday employment law and HR information.
 
 
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  • October 2011
  • - IRS Introduces Voluntary Settlement Program for Misclassified Workers
    - NLRB Implements Posting Requirement for Private Sector Employers
    - Employer Held Liable for Facebook Firing
    - Amendment to NYC Human Rights Law Expands Employers' Religious Accommodation Obligations
  • September 2011
  • Discrimination Against the Unemployed
  • August 2011
  • - At-Home Tasks Don't Make Commute Time Compensable
    - Performance Improvement Plan Alone is Insufficient to Support Employment Discrimination Claim
    - CA Overtime Laws Applicable to Non-Residents
    - Undocumented Workers Not Entitled to Backpay for NLRA Violations
  • July 2011
  • - Biometric Devices in Time Clocks May Violate NY Labor Law
    - NY Marriage Equality Act Implications for Employers
    - NY Implements New Hire Reporting Requirements
    - CT Governor Signs Nation’s First Paid Sick Leave Law
    - NJ Governor Signs Public Worker Pension Law
  • June 2011
  • - USDOL Introduces New Timesheet i-Phone App
    - USCIS Launches I-9 Central on USCIS.gov
    - OSHA Targets Employers for Texting While Driving
    - NYC Restaurant Pays Hundreds of Workers Over $5 Million in Back Wages
    - NJ Prohibits Unemployment Discrimination
  • April 2011
  • - EEOC Issues Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA
  • March 2011
  • - Supreme Court Upholds "Cat's Paw" Theory of Employer Liability
    - FLSA Includes Oral Complaints in Retaliation Protections
    - NJ Adopts Federal "Rounding" Rules
    - USDOL Connects Employees to Attorney Referral System
  • February 2011
  • - Compensation for Weather-Related Absences
  • December 2010
  • - Governor Paterson Signs New York Wage Theft Prevention Act
    - EEOC Issues FInal Rule on Implementation of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
    - New York Amends Wage & Hour Order for Restaurant/Hospitality Industry
  • November 2010
  • - End-of-the-Year Employment Law Audit
  • October 2010
  • - Confidentiality in the Workplace
  • September 2010
  • - Governor Paterson Signs New York Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights
    - Massachusetts Employers Must Revise Employment Applications and Provide Notice of Negative Personnel Records
    - Illinois Passes Law Limiting Employer Use of Credit History
    - Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases 2009 Data on Employment Status of Persons with a Disability
  • August 2010
  • - Deductions for Overpayments and Wage Advances Prohibited Under New York Law
    - NYSDOL Revises WARN Regulations
    - Affirmative Defense to Harassment Unavailable Under NYC Law
    - Individual Liability For Employment Law Violations
    - USDOL Releases Updated Child Labor Rules Advisor
  • April 2010
  • - USDOL Publishes Guidance On Unpaid Internships
    - Break Time For Nursing Mothers Now Required Under Federal Law
    - HIRE Act Provides Employers with Two New Tax Benefits
    - COBRA Subsidy Extended Through May 31, 2010
    - USDOL Launches Wage & Hour National Awareness Campaign
  • March 2010
  • - New Jersey Businesses Can Sue Each Other For Sexual Harassment
    - COBRA "Stimulus Act" Extended Yet Again
    - Employers Required to Distribute CHIP Notices
    - NYSDOL Revises "NY Mini-WARN" Regulations
    - Miami-Dade Wage Theft Ordinance Effective 3/1/10
  • February 2010
  • - EEOC Releases 2009 Statistics
    - NYSDOL Clarifies New "Notice of Pay" Requirements
    - New York "Notice of Pay" Law Also Affects Commissioned Salesperson Agreements
    - New DOD Act Extends COBRA Subsidy
    - CT Minimum Wage Increases, CO Minimum Wage Decreases
  • November 2009
  • - NYSDOL Releases "Notice of Pay" Form
    - EEOC Releases New "EEO" Poster
    - Military FMLA Leave Expanded
    - State Family Military Leave Laws
  • October 2009
  • - New York to Require Written Notice of Pay to New Hires
    - Victims of Domestic Violence Protected Under NY Law
    - New York City Considers Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
    - Updated Employer Guidance for the Fall Flu season
    - Form I-9 Revised (Yet Again)
    - Immigration Audits on the Rise
  • August 2009
  • - Wellness Programs
    - Extension of COBRA in New York
  • July 2009
  • Minimum Wage Update
  • May 2009
  • Opportunities in a Down Economy
  • Employment Law Alert - March 20, 2009
  • COBRA Subsidy Update
  • March 2009
  • - Release of Revised Form I-9 Delayed
    - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signed Into Law
    - COBRA Subsidy
  • January 2009
  • - ADAAA
    - Revised Form I-9
    - NY Enhances Protections for Individuals with Prior Criminal Convictions
    - NY Employer's Use of Employee Personal ID Information Restricted
    - NY Mini-WARN
    - NY's "Shared Work" Program
  • December 2008
  • The New FMLA Regulations
  • October 2008
  • Downsizing in Today's Economic Climate
  • September 2008
  • Latest Trends in the Workplace - Part I
  • July 2008
  • Workplace Bullying
  • June 2008
  • Overtime Compliance - Part II
  • May 2008
  • Overtime Compliance - Part I
  • April 2008
  • The Importance of Employee Handbooks
  • March 2008
  • Independent Contractors - A Cost/Benefit Analysis
  • January 2008
  • Managing Employee Absenteeism
  • October 2007
  • - NY Commissioned Salespersons Must Now Have Written Agreements
    - Greater Restrictions Placed on Employer's Use of Background Screening
    - NY Blood Donation Leave
    - Nursing Employees Given the Right to express breast milk at work
    - Last NY Employer Will Soon be Able to Have Unemployment Benefit Charges Recalculated
  • September 2007
  • Conducting Investigations
  • August 2007
  • Employee Dress Codes - Part II
  • July 2007
  • Employee Dress Codes - Part I
  • June 2007
  • Employer use of Facebook/MySpace for Background Checks
  • May 2007
  • What is Retaliation and Tips on Avoiding Its Consequences
  • April 2007
  • Top Ten Ways to Avoid the "Hazards of E-Mail"
  • March 2007
  • Ways to Boost Employee Morale
  • February 2007
  • Important Questions You as an Employer Should Ask Yourself - Part III
  • December 2006
  • Important Questions You as an Employer Should Ask Yourself - Part II
  • November 2006
  • Important Questions You as an Employer Should Ask Yourself - Part I