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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Stephen D. Hans & Associates, P.C.
Blogs
Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Governor Cuomo
Employer Defense Against Sexual Harassment Claims
Sexual harassment accusations against Governor Cuomo began with one allegation. Subsequently, a second aide added her own allegation to the first, and now a third woman has come forward with her own story alleging sexual harassment against the governor.
COVID-19 Vaccinations, Employment Law and Employers’ Rights
How Should Employers Deal with COVID-19 vaccinations? COVID-19 vaccines may be something that you require of your employees, depending on the nature of your industry.
New York Severance Agreements
The Perils of Poorly Drafted Severance Agreements
On May 3rd, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department handed down a decision in the case of Johnson v. Lebanese American University (LAU) (You can read or download the decision from the court’s website here: www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad1/).
What Is the NYC Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law?
Recent Court Ruling about Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law. Recently, a New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division ruled on a Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act law case, which has potentially changed the legal landscape for employers. The case was Breest v Haggis. Details of the Victims of Gender-Motivated Protection Law (VGMVPA) Case
COVID 19 Response Employment Impacts for New York Workers and Businesses
As we all know, there is only one issue in the news right now: the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), its varied impacts upon global societies, and the increasingly extraordinary measures being taken by nations, states and local governments to minimize the adverse health consequences to vulnerable populations
Read more: Queens Ledger – COVID 19 Response Employment Impacts for New York Workers and Businesses