by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 4, 2014 | Business Attorney
A recent change in regulations predicted to arrive soon is that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will release a national menu labeling standard for chain restaurants. The standard will address calorie and nutritional information required on menus and at point of...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 28, 2014 | Employment Defense Attorney
Today many companies offering health insurance also provide wellness programs, which are a preventative medicine approach to health. Today, 94 percent of employers with more than 400 employees and 63 percent of smaller companies offer some type of wellness program,...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 19, 2014 | Employment Defense Attorney
Author: Stephen D. Hans Employers first faced lawsuits for workplace sex discrimination during the 1960s after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), flight attendants were among the first...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 13, 2014 | Employment Discrimination
As an employer, it is important to consider what types of hiring process errors can lead to age discrimination lawsuits. Does the candidate need to overhear the hiring manager say the company wants to hire someone younger? Or hear the recruiter say someone is too old...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 4, 2014 | Employment Defense Attorney
As described in our earlier blog article, there are exceptions to at-will employment terminations, making them unlawful, and termination based on discrimination is one of them. Another unlawful reason for termination under New York case law is the professional...
