by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 13, 2012 | Court Decisions
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. The separation of church and state under the First Amendment of the Constitution met another recent challenge. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a discrimination case on behalf of a minister/teacher against...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 29, 2011 | Employers Sick Leave Act
Author: Stephen Hans Hans & Associates,P.C. Through approved FMLA leave of absences, companies allow employees to deal with chronic conditions, acute illnesses, pregnancies, or to care for ill loved ones. However, some employees abuse business owners by obtaining...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 23, 2011 | Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. As GOP candidate hopeful Herman Cain’s recent ratings dropped, presumably based on reports of sexual harassment settlements, workplace harassment came once again under the microscope of the public eye. According to the Washington...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 13, 2011 | Employment Law
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. New York restaurant owners are subject to numerous NY statutes that regulate minimum wages, tip allowances, overtime work, uniforms, meal allowances and rates for spread of hours (days exceeding 10 work hours). With the passage of...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Corporate corruption that denied low-wage workers their rightful pay led to passage of the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act, which became a law in December 2010 and went into effect on April 1, 2011. Current unemployment rates,...
