The state attorney general says employees at the Manhattan bar were subjected to repeated slurs and sexual harassment.
Archives for July 13, 2022
Why City Workers in New York Are Quitting in Droves
Competition from the private sector and the government’s balky hiring practices have prompted thousands to flee city government.
The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Paid Sick Leave Compliance
Variations in paid sick leave requirements can cause major compliance issues for employers, particularly as the requirements can vary not only state-to-state but from locality to locality within a state. In fact, respondents to Ogletree Deakins’ recent survey report, Strategies and Benchmarks for the Workplace: Ogletree’s Survey of Key Decision-Makers,
How can companies conduct investigations more efficiently?
Investigating employee complaints has become even more challenging after several years of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic. While your time may be spread thinner across an increasing number of investigations, there may be fewer investigators to review these concerns, and your employee population, witnesses, evidence and stakeholders may be more geographically dispersed than ever.
Nonbinary Pronoun Usage in the Workplace: What Employers Are Doing to Promote Inclusivity
Using the correct pronouns and honorifics in the workplace has become an increasingly important part of maintaining an inclusive workplace. At the same time, the sensitive nature of this trend and the many variations of pronouns and honorifics in use may leave employers confused as to how to accomplish that
FMLA and a Winning First Step Towards Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace
On March 6, 2022, HBO premiered the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, chronicling the showtime era of the Lakers dynasty. The show is based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman. The show
Colorado Updates its Paid Sick Leave Guidance, Including Clarifications on Carry-Over Amounts and Public Health Emergency Leave
On June 24, 2022, Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published a revised version of its Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinion (INFO) #6B regarding the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), the state’s paid sick leave law that first took effect in 2020.1 Notably, the updated INFO #6B cl
USCIS Flexibility Periods for Responding to Agency Requests Set to Expire on July 25, 2022
On July 25, 2022, the flexibility period for responding to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requests and for filing forms I-290B and N-336 will expire.
More Bad News For Employers In The PBGC Final Rule
The recently published final regulation implementing last year’s massive multiemployer pension plan bailout contains a very thin silver lining, but overall, more bad news for already overburdened employers.
Last year, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued its interim final rule on the process for eligible troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans
HHS Issues Guidance on Post-Dobbs Protections Under HIPAA Privacy Rule
Many states have enacted or revived statutes limiting or barring access to abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and further legislative or regulatory initiatives on this subject are likely.
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