Frequently Asked Questions about Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims
What Employers Need to Know to Avoid Potential Liability.
Under federal law and in many states, most workers have protection against termination or other adverse employment consequences when they have exercised a legal right to disclose wrongful or unethical actions by an employer.
Frequently Asked Questions about Wage and Hour Compliance
The Requirements Placed on Employers. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides substantial federal protections for workers, including guarantees with respect wages and hours.
read moreFrequently Asked Questions about Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
How Employers Can Minimize the Risk of Liability. What Constitutes Workplace Discrimination? How Is Workplace Harassment Defined? Does Your Employee Have to Notify You Before Contacting the EEOC?
read moreDisability Filings Increase after COVID Pandemic
Employers in New York City See More Disability Claims Filed
Using data obtained from an American Community survey, the New York City Comptrollers Office has determined that the rates of disability among workers, which had been gradually decreasing in the last few years of the 2011-2020 decade
New York to Receive $112 Million in Underage Vaping Settlement
JUUL Labs to Pay $462 Million for Role in “Epidemic”. JUUL Labs Inc., the California-based company that has been a leader in the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and vaping market, has agreed to pay nearly half a billion dollars to settle a multidistrict federal lawsuit that included litigation file by New York State Attorney General Letitia James in 2019.
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