by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 3, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney
While in some states employers are able to establish company policies that limit what employees can post about employers, New York’s laws protect the employee’s privacy rights. First of all, New York State law prohibits you from asking employees for the username or...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 27, 2016 | Business Attorney, Employment Discrimination
New York Employment Defense Attorney talks about Non Discrimination Act Knowing what you can ask and must not ask employees or job applicants is vital for businesses. With all the information available on the internet today, gathering information may seem like the...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 19, 2016 | Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination. It’s one thing to understand that managers and other employees in your business must not discriminate and to establish good business practices that prohibit discrimination. It’s a whole different challenge to train...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 15, 2016 | Employment Law, Wage and Hour
A minimum wage increase of $8.75 to $9.00 went into effect in New York on December 31, 2015. For employers, it obviously means you must pay higher wages to all employees who were receiving minimum wages. However, that’s not the only factor you must consider. The New...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 6, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, HR Guidelines
NY Employment Defense Attorneys for HR Guidelines As the saying goes, “A little prevention can go a long ways.” You can often avoid employee lawsuits alleging discrimination or wage and hour law violations by having strong Human Resources (HR) policies in place. You...
