Right to Disconnect Bill in NYC
What are employers’ rights? What are workers’ rights? Should Employees Have the Right to Disconnect from Work After Hours?
read moreMarijuana Legalization in New York
Governor Cuomo Is Supporting the Legalization of MarijuanaMarijuana legalization for recreational use appears to be on the verge of becoming law in New York State. Medical marijuana has been legal since 2014, but what would legalization for recreational use mean for New York businesses?If the legislature passes the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act, Governor Cuomo believes it could generate $300 million in revenue a year for New York.
read moreFAQs About Lactation Break Law
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 York City law, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 introduced a provision that required employers to allow nursing mothers to take a break for breast pumping.
What businesses does the lactation break law apply to?
Employers: What Questions Should You Avoid in a Job Interview? Illegal and Discriminatory Questions
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 ask questions that intimate at anything to do with age, race, color, national origin or birthplace, religion, disability, genetic information, gender/sex or marital/family status/pregnancy. (EEOC)
read moreHow Does the New York State Overtime Salary Threshold Work?
How Does the New York State Overtime Salary Threshold Work?
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.