by Stephen Hans | Feb 19, 2019 | Employment Defense Attorney
What NY Employers Should Know New York City passed a law for lactation breaks that requires NYC employers to provide a private lactation room and a refrigerator where nursing mothers can store milk. The new law goes into effect on March 18, 2019. Prior to this New...
by Stephen Hans | Feb 5, 2019 | Employment Defense Attorney
Certain questions are taboo for employers to ask in a job interview. The most obvious ones are questions that could be regarded as discrimination. If you ask these types of questions, you could be held liable if a discrimination lawsuit is brought against you. Do not...
by Stephen Hans | Jan 21, 2019 | nys overtime salary threshold
2019 Is Here with New Salary Thresholds The New York State overtime salary threshold draws the line between exempt salaried workers, who must be paid for overtime, and those non-exempt workers, who do not have to be paid for overtime. For an employee to qualify for...
by Stephen Hans | Jan 8, 2019 | Sexual Harassment
EEOC Sexual Harassment Charges Statistics Surged The increase in sexual harassment lawsuits brought by the EEOC was 50 percent higher in 2018 than they were in 2017. The EEOC filed 66 harassment lawsuits, and of those, 41 involved allegations of sexual harassment. New...
by Stephen Hans | Dec 18, 2018 | Employee Handbook
What Are the Current NLRB Handbook Guidelines for Employers? Through a number of legal cases, including the 2004 Lutheran Heritage decision and later decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) deemed certain employee handbook rules as unlawful. They...
