New York Blog — Employment Defense
Labor and Employment Defense
Welcome to the NYC Employment Law Blog! This blog is an online publication of Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C., a New York City law firm that has been representing small and mid-sized businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area in all types of employment and labor law matters for over thirty years. We hope this blog will be an interesting and informative resource for our readers, whether they are current or past clients, or simply compliance-minded business owners looking for ways to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing employment law landscape. To that end, we will endeavor to offer regular blog posts highlighting legislative developments, significant court and agency decisions and noteworthy news stories from the employment and labor law realm. We hope that as a reader you will find ours blog enlightening, useful and above all, interesting.
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Blogs
Anti-Retaliation for COVID-19 and OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard
Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Has Anti-Retaliation Measures
Anti-Retaliation for COVID-19 is something employers should be aware of. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for OSHA regarding COVID-19 went into effect near the end of June 2021. The ETS only applied to the healthcare sector.
NY Hero Act—Disease Exposure Prevention Standards
Plans to Protect the Workplace Against Contagious Disease
The New York State legislature passed the NY Hero Act to provide protection against infectious disease through worksite plans. Employers must adopt their plans by August 5, 2021. While you must adopt a plan by this deadline, it does not have to go into effect yet.
NYC Fast Food Employment Laws Go into Effect July 2021
Keeping Clients Apprised of New Employment Laws.
Several NYC fast food employment laws that the New York legislature passed go into effect on July 4, 2021.
Pregnancy Discrimination: Can You Fire an Employee Who Became Pregnant Out of Wedlock?
Religious Freedom Rights Entwined with Pregnancy Discrimination.
Pregnancy discrimination or religious freedom is an issue that courts often face. A particular lawsuit related to this issue is a case where a Catholic school fired an art teacher based on her pregnancy out of wedlock.
National Origin Anti-Discrimination Practices
The Fine Line Employers Must Walk When Hiring and Firing
National origin anti-discrimination practices come into play when an employer is hiring job applicants. While employers cannot hire undocumented immigrants, they also must not discriminate based on national origin.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)