(Update: New York employers now have until January 1, 2019 to conduct sexual harassment training.) A new law requires all New York employers to conduct mandatory sexual harassment training beginning October 9, 2018. The law requires employers to provide sexual harassment training every year. At a minimum, the training program must: Be interactive Explain what … Read more
Federal and New York law both require covered employers to provide reasonable unpaid break time to nursing mothers to express breast milk. Federal law mandates that the breaks be provided for one year following child birth, and New York law mandates that the breaks be provided for three years following child birth. These requirements beg … Read more
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has prepared and released the forms necessary for implementing the New York Paid Family Leave Law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2018. The forms are available on the New York State website. The available forms include the PFL-1 form, through which employees may request leave, and other … Read more
In July, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-9 for employers to use. Employers must use the new form beginning no later than September 18, 2017. Among the more notable changes to the form is the addition of Form FS-240 (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) to List C of acceptable … Read more
New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (PFL) will provide New York employees with up to 12 weeks of job-protected paid family leave to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or address a qualifying exigency relating to the active military duty of a spouse, domestic partner, … Read more
On May 4, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law that now restricts employers in New York City, with four or more employees, from inquiring into a prospective employee’s salary history during the interview and hiring process. The restriction is part of a growing … Read more
On March 24, 2017, the New York State Department of State (DOS) distributed an alert about a scam targeting payroll and HR professionals. According to the DOS, cybercriminals posing as company executives are emailing payroll and HR professionals to request lists of employees and their personal information. These emails may appear legitimate because they contain … Read more
Last month, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act will be effective beginning May 15, 2017. The Act extends significant protections to freelance workers, who are defined as “any natural person or any organization composed of no more than one natural person, whether or not … Read more
It’s a good practice to maintain a general personnel file documenting an employee’s employment history, but did you know that not every document pertaining to an employee belongs in the general personnel file? The better practice is to maintain more than one type of file on an employee, such as a medical file, an I-9 … Read more
On Thursday, September 22, 2016, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop led by Christine Bruno, Disability Advocate, and David Harrell, Disability and Program Associate, from Inclusion in the Arts. A portion of the workshop focused on the language of disability — particularly dos and don’ts — and is a useful tool for workplace … Read more
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